Xanthichthys
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Xanthichthys ringens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Xanthichthys
Kaup, 1856
Type species
Balistes curassavicus
J. F. Gmelin, 1789

Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.

Species

Six recognized species are placed in this genus:[1][2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832gilded triggerfishIndo-Pacific.
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978outrigger triggerfishIndo-West Pacific.
Xanthichthys greenei Pyle & Earle, 2013[3]Kiri triggerfishPacific Ocean
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854striped triggerfishSouth Africa eastward through northern Australia to New Guinea, north to southern Japan.
Xanthichthys mento D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882redtail triggerfishPacific.
Xanthichthys ringens Linnaeus, 1758sargassum triggerfishe Western Atlantic, ranging from North Carolina (USA) to Brazil.

References

  1. Matsuura, Keiichi (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: A review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62: 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 15223867.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Xanthichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  3. Pyle, Richard; Earle, John (2013). "Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands". Biodiversity Data Journal. 1 (1): e994. doi:10.3897/BDJ.1.e994. PMC 3964694. PMID 24723781.


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