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wedge-tail triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
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wedge-tail triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) specimen
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Balistidae

wedge-tail triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Yellow edged black tail patch

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

wedge-tail triggerfish is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to East Africa through Indonesia and northern Australia up to Hawaii and Pitcairn islands; north to southern Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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