Xanthichthys
| Xanthichthys | |
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| Xanthichthys auromarginatus | |
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| Xanthichthys ringens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Balistes curassavicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789
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Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.
Species[]
Six recognized species are placed in this genus:[1][2]
- Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832 (gilded triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, & , 1978 (outrigger triggerfish)
- Pyle & , 2013[3] (Kiri triggerfish)
- , 1854 (striped triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys mento D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (redtail triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys ringens Linnaeus, 1758 (sargassum triggerfish)
References[]
- ^ Matsuura, Keiichi (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: A review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62: 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 15223867.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Xanthichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Pyle, Richard; Earle, John (2013). "Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands". Biodiversity Data Journal. 1 (1): e994. doi:10.3897/BDJ.1.e994. PMC 3964694. PMID 24723781.
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