Xanthichthys | |
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Xanthichthys auromarginatus | |
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Xanthichthys ringens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Balistidae |
Genus: | Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856 |
Type species | |
Balistes curassavicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 |
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.
Six recognized species are placed in this genus: [1] [2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832 | gilded triggerfish | Indo-Pacific. |
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 | outrigger triggerfish | Indo-West Pacific. | |
![]() | Xanthichthys greenei Pyle & Earle, 2013 [3] | Kiri triggerfish | Pacific Ocean |
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854 | striped triggerfish | South Africa eastward through northern Australia to New Guinea, north to southern Japan. | |
![]() | Xanthichthys mento D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 | redtail triggerfish | Pacific. |
![]() | Xanthichthys ringens Linnaeus, 1758 | sargassum triggerfish | e Western Atlantic, ranging from North Carolina (USA) to Brazil. |