Family Balistidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata | |
Similar Rhinecanthus cinereus, Abalistes filamentosus, Masked triggerfish, Orangeside triggerfish, Balistes punctatus | ||
Rhinecanthus abyssus is a species of triggerfish found in the West Pacific Ocean, where known from Sulawesi in Indonesian and around the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It is found at depths ranging from 120–150 m (390–490 ft). It is the most recently described of 7 species in the genus Rhinecanthus.
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Description
Rhinecanthus abyssus has 22-23 soft dorsal rays.
Behavior
Little is known about the behavior of this species presently.
References
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