FishverifiedLeast Concern

Melichthys niger

(Bloch, 1786)

Black Durgon

Also known as: Black Triggerfish, Black Durgeon, Black Oldwife, Blackfish, Ebony Triggerfish, Black Durgon Triggerfish, Niger Head

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–75 m

Max size

50 cm

Diet

Grazing on aquatic plants

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

common

occasional

rare

Other species in Balistidae

Pseudobalistes naufragium

Blunthead Triggerfish

Xanthichthys lima

Triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Canthidermis macrolepis

Largescale Triggerfish

Canthidermis sufflamen

Ocean Triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

Titan Triggerfish

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Blue Triggerfish

Sufflamen fraenatum

Bridled Trigger