Gilded triggerfish
Gilded Triggerfish | |
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Male gilded triggerfish | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Balistidae |
Genus: | Xanthichthys |
Species: | X. auromarginatus
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Binomial name | |
Xanthichthys auromarginatus (E. T. Bennett, 1832)
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The gilded triggerfish or blue-throated triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus, is a spotted gray triggerfish. Males of the species have blue cheeks and yellow-bordered, white fins. It is widely, but locally, distributed at islands in the Indo-Pacific.
In the aquarium[]
Unlike most triggerfish, it is rarely aggressive towards other fish.[citation needed] This fish usually does not attack any sessile invertebrates, but may eat ornamental shrimp.[citation needed]
References[]
External links[]
- Photos of Gilded triggerfish on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- Balistidae
- Fish of Hawaii
- Fish described in 1832
- Triggerfish stubs