Xanthichthys mento
Species of fish
Redtail Triggerfish | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
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
- ^ a b 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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