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Xanthichthys
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Xanthichthys

Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Gilded Triggerfish

speciesXanthichthys auromarginatus

Sargassum Triggerfish

speciesXanthichthys ringens

Crosshatch Triggerfish

speciesXanthichthys mento

Blue-line Triggerfish

speciesXanthichthys caeruleolineatus

Lined Triggerfish

speciesXanthichthys lineopunctatus

Greene's triggerfish

speciesXanthichthys greenei

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92831.