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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae Triggerfishes

Genus: Melichthys

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Melichthys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Melichthys indicus
[Indian triggerfish]

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.

Circumtropical. Western
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.
 
Melichthys niger
[Black triggerfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Melichthys vidua
[Pinktail triggerfish]
3 Species of Family Balistidae with Genus Melichthys
(Triggerfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1973 Melichthys indicus Indian triggerfish Indian Ocean 25 TL
1786 Melichthys niger Black triggerfish Circumtropical. Western 50 TL
1845 Melichthys vidua Pinktail triggerfish Indo-Pacific 40 TL



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