FishverifiedLeast Concern

Xanthichthys mento

(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Redtail Triggerfish

Also known as: Blue-Throat Trigger, Crosshatch Triggerfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

6–130 m

Max size

30 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

common

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