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Pinktail Triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)
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Melichthys vidua

(Richardson, 1845)

Pinktail Triggerfish

Also known as: Paddle-Fin Trigger-Fish, Pink-Tail Trigger, Pink-Tailed Triggerfish, Pinktail Durgon, White-Tailed Trigger-Fish

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–60 m

Max size

40 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it
Other species in Balistidae
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Largescale Triggerfish (Canthidermis macrolepis)

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Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen)

Canthidermis sufflamen

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Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Balistoides viridescens

Titan Triggerfish

Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Blue Triggerfish

Bridled Trigger (Sufflamen fraenatum)

Sufflamen fraenatum

Bridled Trigger

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