Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Balistidae > Melichthys > Melichthys vidua

Melichthys vidua (humhumu hiukoli; White tailed triggerfish; Pinktail triggerfish; Pink-tail trigger; Pinktail durgon; Paddle-fin triggerfish; Leatherjacket; Triggerfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The pinktail triggerfish, Melichthys vidua, is a species of triggerfish from reefs in the Indo-Pacific. It is very dark green (often appears almost black) with translucent whitish-pink dorsal and tail fins. They can grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in).
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve 34336011 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Lepotrema clavatum[1]
Pseudopisthogonoporus vitellosus[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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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