Sealife guideThe black triggerfishMelichthys niger
Last updated on 03/11/2024 at 11:40 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Black triggerfish, black durgon
- French name: Baliste noir
- Spanish name: Cochito negro
- Scientific name: Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Family name: Balistidae
- Order name: Tetraodontiformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The black triggerfish is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The black triggerfish appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus
Pinktail triggerfish
(Melichthys vidua)
Within the same family
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(Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Ocean triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
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(Balistapus undulatus)
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(Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
Redtooth triggerfish
(Odonus niger)
Turbot
(Balistes capriscus)
Wedgetail triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
Yellowmargin triggerfish
(Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)
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