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common name
Gilded triggerfish
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scientific name
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
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size
22 cm
distribution
Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Pacific Ocean
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Description
The gilded triggerfish or blue-throated Triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus, is a spotted gray triggerfish. Males of the species have blue cheeks and yellow-bordered white fins. They can grow up to 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in length. It is widely, but locally, distributed at islands in the Indo-Pacific.

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Ingo Feisthamel
created at:
2010/Feb/01 /// 15:17