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pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)
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Balistidae

pinktail triggerfish

Melichthys vidua

Forty Centimeters Triggerfish of Indo Pacific

  • Pink
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

pinktail triggerfish is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa eastward through northern Australia to Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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