| Redtail Triggerfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Xanthichthys |
| Species: | X. mento |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthichthys mento (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) | |
Xanthichthys mento, the redtail triggerfish, blue-throat triggerfish, or crosshatch triggerfish, is a species of triggerfish from the Pacific. It inhabits outer-reef areas at depths of 6–131 m (20–430 ft), and feeds on zooplankton.[1] Xanthichthys mento grows to a size of 29 cm (11 in) in length and occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- 1 2 Matsuura, K. (2010). Xanthichthys mento. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Xanthichthys mento" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
External links
- Photos of Xanthichthys mento on Sealife Collection
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