Xanthichthys ringens

Xanthichthys ringens
Sargassum Triggerfish – Xanthichthys ringens
Source: FAO 2002
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
BalistidaeXanthichthys ringens(Linnaeus)1758Sargassum Triggerfish

Xanthichthys ringens

Unique Characters: Body color variable with three dark grooved lines on cheek. Caudal fin with orange-red crescent at rear and orange on upper and lower edges. Scales above pectoral-fin base and just behind gill slit not enlarged and not especially well separated, not forming a flexible tympanum. .Mouth slightly but distinctly supraterminal.

Similar Species: None

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