Triggerfish
Red-toothed triggerfish or Niger Trigger
(Odonus niger)
Classification
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Subclass |
Superorder |
Order |
Family |
| ACTINOPTERYGII |
TELEOSTEI |
ACANTHOPTERYGII |
TETRAODONTIFORMES |
BALISTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Odonus niger (RUEPPELL, 1836) |
| Synonyms: |
Balistes erythrodon (Guenther, 1870), Odonus erythrodon (Guenther, 1870), Xenodon niger (Rueppell, 1836) |
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Description
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The Red-Toothed Triggerfish (Odonus niger), also called Niger Trigger, is a triggerfish of the Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific area. This is generally one of the more peaceful of the triggerfish and the sole member of its genus. The Red Tooth Triggerfish gets its first name from the color around the mouth that develops as the fish attains maximum size.
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