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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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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

common

Costa RicaSaba

occasional

Cayman IslandsCubaSint EustatiusTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited States (Hawaii)

rare

GuadeloupeMexico

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