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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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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

common

United States (Guam)

occasional

IndonesiaUnited States (Hawaii)

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