Xanthichthys
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| Xanthichthys auromarginatus | |
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| Xanthichthys ringens | |
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| Genus: | Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856
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| Balistes curassavicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789
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Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832 (Gilded triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 (Outrigger triggerfish)
- Xanthichthys greenei Pyle & Earle, 2013[3]
- 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Xanthichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ 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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