Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) seem to get badly caught out during Autumn and early Winter storms. This is the second one I found thrown up above the tideline after storm Darragh had rolled through.
County Clare, Ireland.

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Large dorsal spine and smaller "trigger" spine from a Grey Triggerfish (Balistes carolinens). County Clare, Ireland.

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