We were followed and attacked by Triggerfish

[@lizardtails4214]

they really said "NO PAPARAZZI!!!"

[@Seamemaria]

haha they did! xD

[@Opiuth]

xD

[@jackielinde7568]

Maria spends eight minutes talking about her terror in the deep, and all I'm wondering is, "are these fish tasty?"

[@boonski]

Now you have me wondering...

[@ASurfgirl]

🙄

[@joeygay7115]

Triggering are an awesome fish to eat. I prefer the Queen Triggerfish over the gray triggers. When cooked right can be better than flounder

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

the t in ptsd stands for triggerfish

[@j4v4x]

OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣 You triggered the Triggerfish! I guess that's how they got their name... Thanks for sharing your saga with us, Maria!

[@ASurfgirl]

They got their name from their locking dorsal fin but I know you were just making a joke.

[@jaimegonzaloelices3346]

They literally woke up and chose violence, big fan

[@thunderzilla3521]

Maria, triggerfish are known to be extremely protective of their territory and young. When attacked by one, swim horizontally because the nest is in a cone shaped column.

[@Seamemaria]

Indeed! We did experience their protective character :D Thanks!

[@thunderzilla3521]

@@Seamemaria No problem😁

[@lexithan8622]

For a second I thought you were saying "we started chewing them" rather than "we started shooing them" and I was like WELL that escalated quickly.. xD

[@Seamemaria]

xD

[@boonski]

I love that we got a full video about this encounter. The shorts are such a teaser! Wondering. You told me these are Grey Triggerfish. Do all Triggerfish act this territorial/protective or just the Greys?

[@Seamemaria]

Seems like it pretty common amongst all triggers. But I've dived with other species and nothing like this ever happened.

[@entr0pydee]

Love your videos, ma'am. Thank you for risking your toes so we don't have to XD

[@Seamemaria]

haha thanks! I'm glad you enjoy them! =)

[@Opiuth]

I am very curious if Maria had the feeling and thought "are these Crashfish that are stalking me?"

[@da-barrera]

The triggerfish woke up and chose violence

[@mzungusi]

Trigger Fish are NUTS! I was snorkeling in very shallow water in the Indian Ocean some years back and came upon a scruffy stack of nothing much on the otherwise clean sandy bottom. From behind it a Picasso Trigger fish just erupted and went for me. There was just one and he was seriously pretty , so I just sat there as he buzzed me repeatedly , getting closer and closer. I tried to take a pic , but he was moving fast. I realised that I was being the asshole here , so I backed off a bit until he wasn't being threated by me anymore. He just stared at me until I swam back to shore. Sorry dude, my bad!

[@Seamemaria]

haha They are totally fearless when protecting their territory. Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

those triggerfish were definitely triggered

[@KaimanaConservation]

Triggerfish are one of the boldest fishes I've ever encountered! I've had a chunk bitten out of my snorkel fin before - by a Titan Trigger in Fiji ... so relatable! Thanks for sharing :)

[@Pyx3ll]

Oh gosh. I hope having to draw a triggerfish didn't cause any anxiety D:

[@dopiley]

Thankfully they're not Titan Triggerfish

[@AntonNidhoggr]

Thx for your videos 😊

[@corvusrabenklang8608]

This was the day maria found a new hobby. Spearfishing! 😜

[@robertklein1497]

They seem to be triggered quite easily

[@Seamemaria]

They do haha

[@SirPream]

Maria experienced Twitter underwater

[@Seamemaria]

haha I think so xD

[@ledboypenglypengly6911]

Maria I love your videos thanks for your hard work

[@Seamemaria]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy them

[@joeygay7115]

Triggers cant act like the biggest baddest watchdog on rabies. Thing Cujo with fins

[@deepskydiving8940]

Totally understand 😁. I had a similar experience when dividing in Malaysia. The bite can be serious though. I searched 'trigger fish bite' online after I was chased by trigger fish

[@davidvanvoorhis8509]

Grey Triggers are cool but they are real A-holes when they want to be. I know several local divers ( myself included ) who have had crazy triggerfish encounters.

[@johncane4507]

Attacked by what??

[@lAsteriosl]

What are they gonna do if you start to respond aggressively to their bites? Are they going to be more cautious? Or on contrary became more aggressive?

[@Seamemaria]

They seem like fierce protectors. So maybe as long as we are close to their nests, they will be trying to intimidate us. But I don't really know...

[@amberanime]

Not dangerous untill they bite holes in your air hoze/pipe thingy. Not all fatal attacks come from teeth in body or being dragged down. Sometimes the fatality comes from broken equipent.

[@matteogiberti3297]

Years ago I was snorkeling in Sardinia's west coast about 400-500 m far from the shore 'cause I was in the middle of a bay trying to reach the other side when some barracudas started to swim in circle around me... I was quite scared expecting them to point at me and maybe biting. Luckily it didn't happended... Maybe they were just curious about the fancy blue-yellow surfer shirt I was wearing...

[@itsahostiletakeover]

@3:10 is that a triggerfish already behind you on your first shot diving in? 😅

[@Seamemaria]

Yeah! They were following us right from the start haha

[@andychiang7933]

I had the same experience, that triggerfish was pregnant, she followed me and bite my fins

[@Seamemaria]

They are really badass, I must admit

[@christophhanke6627]

So tell me: Were you "triggered" by the triggerfish? ^^ I had a similar experience in my limnology course. While doing my field collection of insect larvae in the river, an adult dragonfly landing on my arm (had a Shirt on). First, I was like "Uhh, sweet. Now I can get a close-up on you". But seconds later that Red dragonfly just straight up bit my arm xD It thankfully did let go when i moved my arm around. It felt like getting stung by a cactus (which i managed on Malta, yay me^^).

[@Seamemaria]

The cutest ones are sometimes the most dangerous. I was definitely triggered haha

[@yassmeensamy2618]

Triggered fish hehe I'll see myself out

[@kiwi8.]

I'd definitely be having trigger fish for dinner

[@rosshoyt2030]

TW: Trigger Fish 😂

[@speedracer2008]

Esse tipo de peixe pode ser muito agressivo. Isso é a razão por o seu nome inglês. É possível que estavam a defender o seu território.

[@vitou7198]

hello maria

[@Seamemaria]

Hello!

[@skycat7206]

Not gonna lie, I'd actually throw hands at the fish

[@jonathanlee8072]

Strange that this video didn't pop for me. That's bothersome.

[@Hardstyler981]

The correct name is JayZ fish

[@edgarquintana1306]

I believe the accepted word for you to use is "trigga" fish, only trigger fish can call each other trigger fish.

[@loveliestskull8463]

And that's how regina george died

[@Seamemaria]

😂