Xanthichthys
Genus of fishes
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Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.
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| Xanthichthys | |
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| Xanthichthys auromarginatus | |
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| Xanthichthys ringens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Balistes curassavicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | |
Species
Six recognized species are placed in this genus:[1][2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | X. auromarginatus
E. T. Bennett, 1832 |
gilded triggerfish | Indo-Pacific. |
| X. caeruleolineatus
J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 |
outrigger triggerfish | Indo-West Pacific. | |
 | X. greenei | Kiri triggerfish | Pacific Ocean |
| X. lineopunctatus
Hollard, 1854 |
striped triggerfish | South Africa eastward through northern Australia to New Guinea, north to southern Japan. | |
 | X. mento
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 |
redtail triggerfish | Pacific. |
| X. ringens
Linnaeus, 1758 |
sargassum triggerfish | e Western Atlantic, ranging from North Carolina (USA) to Brazil. |
