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Black-finned Triggerfish
Melichthys indicus
The Indian triggerfish (Melichthys indicus), also known as the black-finned triggerfish, has a brown body and black fins with white lines at the base of the dorsal and anal fins. It is found in the Indo-Pacific oceans. They can grow up to 10 in (25 cm) long.
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