Lagoon triggerfish

Lagoon triggerfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Rhinecanthus
Species:
R. aculeatus
Binomial name
Rhinecanthus aculeatus

The lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picasso triggerfish, or the Picassofish, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.[2]

This species has been studied in a range of research contexts, from locomotion to color vision research.

  1. ^ Matsuura, K. (2022). "Rhinecanthus rectangulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T193713A2264564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T193713A2264564.en. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Species Rhinecanthus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758". FishWisePro. 1758. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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