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Rhinecanthus (Triggerfish)

Synonyms: Rhinacanthus; Rhineacanthus

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhinecanthus is a triggerfish genus from the Indo-Pacific. They are found at reefs, and all except R. abyssus are restricted to relatively shallow depths. They are among the smallest members of the family, with no species surpassing 30 centimetres (12 in) in length. They are primarily brownish, greyish and white, and have strongly contrasingly patterns in yellow, orange, blue or black. Adults of all have a relatively dark line (in most species intermixed with blue) that extends from the forehead down through the eye to the pectoral fin.
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Species

Rhinecanthus abyssus (Triggerfish)
Rhinecanthus aculeatus (picasso fish) (Attributes)
Rhinecanthus assasi (Arabian picassofish)
Rhinecanthus cinereus
Rhinecanthus lunula (Halfmoon picassofish)
Rhinecanthus rectangulus (rectangular triggerfish)
Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Blackpatch triggerfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0