Xanthichthys ringens
Xanthichthys ringens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Balistidae |
Genus: | Xanthichthys |
Species: | X. ringens |
Binomial name | |
Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Xanthichthys ringens, the Sargassum triggerfish, is a species of triggerfish from the Western Atlantic, ranging from North Carolina (USA) to Brazil. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Xanthichthys ringens" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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