World Record: 13 lbs 9 oz, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1989. Found in abundance around our offshore rigs. These fish are generally near the surface (10 - 30 feet). For fun try and push the frontmost spine back. You can't. Now push the second down, very easy. There is the "trigger". They are equipped with teeth designed to crush shells, sea urchins, crabs and mollusks. They could take a chunk out of your hand or the end off of your finger. Trigerfish is good food although pretty tough to clean and don't yield a lot of meat.