Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Rhinecanthus Higher classification Triggerfish Order Tetraodontiformes | Family Balistidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Lagoon triggerfish, Reef triggerfish, Rhinecanthus assasi, Blackbelly triggerfish |
The rare mauritian picasso triggerfish rhinecanthus cinereus
Rhinecanthus is a triggerfish genus from the Indo-Pacific. They are found at reefs, and all except R. abyssus are restricted to relatively shallow depths. They are among the smallest members of the family, with no species surpassing 30 centimetres (12 in) in length. They are primarily brownish, greyish and white, and have strongly contrasingly patterns in yellow, orange, blue or black. Adults of all have a relatively dark line (in most species intermixed with blue) that extends from the forehead down through the eye to the pectoral fin.
Contents
- The rare mauritian picasso triggerfish rhinecanthus cinereus
- Halfmoon triggerfish rhinecanthus lunula
- Species
- References
![Rhinecanthus Dr Giuseppe MAZZA Journalist Scientific photographer](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rhinecanthus-5820b343-3716-4cb5-8206-102cb80ea04-resize-750.jpeg)
Halfmoon triggerfish rhinecanthus lunula
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
![Rhinecanthus Fish Identification](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rhinecanthus-631f92a1-abf3-4d30-aae4-a300e642722-resize-750.jpeg)
![Rhinecanthus Flickriver Most interesting photos tagged with rhinecanthus](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rhinecanthus-9cd96036-fd88-4a73-b224-9554f3a8eb8-resize-750.jpeg)
![Rhinecanthus Rhinecanthus rectangulus](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rhinecanthus-1d1f5dba-8511-48c3-a7b6-69a63044ad3-resize-750.jpeg)
![Rhinecanthus wwwwetwebmediacomTetraodontiformPIXTriggerPIX](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rhinecanthus-26cda453-c3bc-4eb9-a839-c2e292aeeb3-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Rhinecanthus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA