Common name of Melichthys niger
 
Common name Black triggerfish
Language English
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2015
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks Formerly known as 'Black durgon'. 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979). In Triggerfishes, the second spine of the first dorsal acts as a trigger, locking the first spine of the first dorsal fin and if depressed, unlocks the first spine (from Ref. 5288). Also Ref. 30573, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632.
 
Entered by Luna, Susan M.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Garilao, Cristina V.
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