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Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Guilded triggerfish; Gilded triggerfish; Gilded trigger; Bluechin triggerfish; Bluechin guilded triggerfish)

Synonyms: Balistes auromarginatus; Balistes calolepis; Balistes gutturosus
Language: Carolinian; Gela; Hawaiian; Japanese; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug; Tagalog; Visayan

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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