Xanthichthys
| Xanthichthys | |
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| Xanthichthys auromarginatus | |
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| Xanthichthys ringens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Balistes curassavicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | |
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments from the western Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832 (Gilded triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 (Outrigger triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys greenei Pyle & Earle, 2013 [2]
- Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854 (Striped triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys mento D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Redtail triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys ringens Linnaeus, 1758 (Sargassum triggerfish)
References
- ↑ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
- ↑ Pyle, R.L. & Earle, J.L. (2013): Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands. Biodiversity data journal, 1: e994.
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