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Xanthichthys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Tetraodontiformes

Scientific name
  
Xanthichthys

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Balistidae

Higher classification
  
Triggerfish

Xanthichthys Xanthichthys mento Crosshatch Triggerfish Waikiki Aquarium YouTube

Lower classifications
  
Gilded triggerfish, Xanthichthys mento, Xanthichthys ringens, Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus

Crosshatch trigger fish xanthichthys mento shows us its world


Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

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Xanthichthys Fish Identification

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Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Xanthichthys XANTHICHTHYS AUROMARGINATUS BENNETT 1832

  • Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832 (Gilded triggerfish)
  • Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 (Outrigger triggerfish)
  • Xanthichthys greenei Pyle & Earle, 2013
  • Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854 (Striped triggerfish)
  • Xanthichthys mento D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Redtail triggerfish)
  • Xanthichthys ringens Linnaeus, 1758 (Sargassum triggerfish)

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    Xanthichthys Crosshatch Triggerfish Xanthichthys mento in aquarium

    Xanthichthys Xanthichthys auromarginatus Bennett 1832 Checklist View

    References

    Xanthichthys Wikipedia
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