red-toothed triggerfish

Odonus niger

Fifty Centimeters Triggerfish from Indo Pacific

Red
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

The redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) or Niger triggerfish is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific area, and the sole member of its genus. Some other common names include redtooth triggerfish, Niger triggerfish, blue triggerfish, redfang triggerfish, and redtooth filefish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Odonus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa eastward through northern Australia to Line, Marquesas and Society Islands, north to southern Japan
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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