Sargassum Triggerfish (Xanthichthys ringens)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Xanthichthys ringens

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Sargassum Triggerfish

Also known as: Turbot

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

25–80 m

Max size

25 cm

Diet

Selective plankton feeding

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Other species in Balistidae

Blunthead Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes naufragium)

Pseudobalistes naufragium

Blunthead Triggerfish

Triggerfish (Xanthichthys lima)

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Orange-Lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus)

Balistapus undulatus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Largescale Triggerfish (Canthidermis macrolepis)

Canthidermis macrolepis

Largescale Triggerfish

Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen)

Canthidermis sufflamen

Ocean Triggerfish

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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