Biology:Xanthichthys mento

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Short description: Species of fish

Redtail Triggerfish
Xanthichthys mento at Waikiki Aquarium-01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Xanthichthys
Species:
X. mento
Binomial name
Xanthichthys mento
(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)

Xanthichthys mento, the redtail triggerfish, blue-throat triggerfish, or crosshatch triggerfish, is a species of triggerfish from the Pacific. It inhabits outer-reef areas at depths of 6–131 m (20–430 ft), and feeds on zooplankton.[1] Xanthichthys mento grows to a size of 29 cm (11 in) in length and occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsuura, K. (2010). Xanthichthys mento. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Xanthichthys mento" in FishBase. December 2008 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2185965 entry