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Balistidae
striped triggerfish
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus
Brown streaks on greyish body
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Yellow
Tropical
Africa
Deep-bodied
Mediumstriped triggerfish is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Balistidae
- Genus
- Xanthichthys
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: South Africa eastward through northern Australia to New Guinea, north to southern Japan. Recorded from Australia as Xanthichthys ringens (Ref. 6936 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
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