White-banded Triggerfish

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Balistidae Tetraodontiformes
White-banded Triggerfish

Taxonomy & Basic Info

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Species: Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Key Features

Distinguishing Characteristic

4 diagonal bluish-white bands on side.

Distinguishing Characteristic

3 blue lines on head.

Related Species

Not listed
Not listed
Abalistes stellatus
Orange-lined Triggerfish
Orange-lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Titan Triggerfish
Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
Rough Triggerfish
Rough Triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata
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Source Publication

Shoals of Sapphire

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute | ISSN: 0972-2351