Gilded Triggerfish

Xanthichthys auromarginatus

Rows of white scale dots, only the males with yellow edge fringe on the tail, anal and dorsal fin as will as a blue spot above chin and throat.

Size : 22 cm

Habitat : Prefers outer reef slopes, 15-150 m. Frequently swims in loose groups some metres above the reef and hunts zooplankton in open water.

Distribution : Mauritius to SW Japan, Micronesia, Hawaii and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Tetraodontiformes

FAMILY

:

Balistidae

GENUS

:

Xanthichthys

SPECIES

:

Xanthichthys auromarginatus

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