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Odonus niger

(Rüppell, 1836)

Red-Toothed Triggerfish

Also known as: Black Triggerfish, Black-Bodied Triggerfish, Blue Triggerfish, Leubiem Bintang, Redfang Triggerfish, Redtooth Triggerfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

common

Maldives

occasional

Malaysia

rare

Indonesia

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