Biology:Rhinecanthus abyssus

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Short description: Species of fish

Rhinecanthus abyssus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Rhinecanthus
Species:
R. abyssus
Binomial name
Rhinecanthus abyssus
Matsuura & Shobara, 1989

Rhinecanthus abyssus is a species of triggerfish found in the West Pacific Ocean, where known from Sulawesi in Indonesian and around the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[2][3] It is found at depths ranging from 120–150 m (390–490 ft).[4] It is the most recently described of 7 species in the genus Rhinecanthus.[4]

Behavior

Little is known about the behavior of this species presently.[4][3]

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2022). "Rhinecanthus abyssus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T193797A2278703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T193797A2278703.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/193797/2278703. Retrieved 9 February 2023. 
  2. Marinespecies.org
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsuura, K., and Peristiwady, T. (2011). Second Record of the Rare Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus abyssus Matsuura and Shiobara, 1989 (Actinopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Balisitdae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, 37(4): 17-19.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Matsuura, K & Shiobara, Y. (1989). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. Vol. 36, No. 3 1989.

Wikidata ☰ Q2665220 entry