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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae Triggerfishes

Genus: Rhinecanthus

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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Peristiwady, T.

Northwest Pacific. Japan.
Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
Rhinecanthus abyssus Matsuura & Shiobara, 1989

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Rhinecanthus abyssus
[]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Rhinecanthus aculeatus
[White-banded triggerfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Rhinecanthus assasi (Fabricius, 1775)

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Rhinecanthus assasi
[Picasso triggerfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Rhinecanthus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Rhinecanthus cinereus
[]

Photo by Bajol, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Rhinecanthus lunula Randall & Steene, 1983

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Rhinecanthus lunula
[Halfmoon picassofish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Rhinecanthus rectangulus
[Wedge-tail triggerfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Rhinecanthus verrucosus
[Blackbelly triggerfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhinecanthus abyssus Northwest Pacific. Japan. 16.7 SL 1989
Rhinecanthus aculeatus White-banded triggerfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1758
Rhinecanthus assasi Picasso triggerfish Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1775
Rhinecanthus cinereus Western Indian Ocean 16.5 SL 1788
Rhinecanthus lunula Halfmoon picassofish Pacific Ocean 28 TL 1983
Rhinecanthus rectangulus Wedge-tail triggerfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1801
Rhinecanthus verrucosus Blackbelly triggerfish Indo-West Pacific 23 TL 1758



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