Black-finned Triggerfish

Melichthys indicus

Base of the dorsal and anal fin with white band, caudal fin white edged.

Size : 25 cm

Habitat : At coral-rich outer reef slopes, 5-50 m. Swims alone or in loose groups, often a short distance above the seabed. Feeds on zooplankton drifting in open water.
Flees on disturbance into small reef crevices.

Distribution : Red Sea, Oman and East Africa to Andaman Sea and West Indonesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Tetraodontiformes

FAMILY

:

Balistidae

GENUS

:

Melichthys

SPECIES

:

Melichthys indicus

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner