Editing Reef triggerfish (section)

==Swimming==

Fish in the Balistidae family, like the reef triggerfish, have unique and adaptive swimming motions. Triggerfish are thought to have low swimming maneuvers to compensate for such behavior there are morphological adaptations. These fish have thick skin to aid in predation evasion. While swimming at low speeds their flexibility in dorsal and anal fins makes it capable for them to exhibit balistiform locomotion. Within these fins, they are also able to independently move them and generate their own thrust allowing them to move in all sorts of directions including backwards and hover in place.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Korsmeyer |first1=Keith E. |last2=Steffensen |first2=John F. |last3=Herskin |first3=Jannik |date=May 2002 |title=Energetics of median and paired fin swimming, body and caudal fin swimming, and gait transition in parrotfish (Scarus schlegeli) and triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) |url=https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/205/9/1253/8887/Energetics-of-median-and-paired-fin-swimming-body |journal=Journal of Experimental Biology |volume=205 |issue=9 |pages=1253–1263 |doi=10.1242/jeb.205.9.1253|pmid=11948202 |bibcode=2002JExpB.205.1253K |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

The muscle of reef triggerfish are red which are ideal for fish that are constantly on the move, much like this species of triggerfish. Since this fish is always hunting for prey, foraging, and defending its territory. They also have white muscle that is effective in quick bursts of movement and helps aid them in complex maneuvers.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Sorenson |first=Laurie |date=2007 |title=Examining morphological characteristics of triggerfish: a three-dimensional reconstruction of skeletal and muscular features of Rhinecanthus rectangulus |url=https://www.jyi.org/2007-february/2017/11/11/examining-morphological-characteristics-of-triggerfish-a-three-dimensional-reconstruction-of-skeletal-and-muscular-features-of-rhinecanthus-rectangulus |degree=Bachelors |publisher=Hawaiian Pacific University}}</ref>