Wedgetail triggerfish
📖 Overview
Occur in shallow outer reefs subject to surge . Commonly found over barren rock or the spur-and-groove zone where there is a mixture of bare rock, rubble, and coral. Juveniles on algae reef . Benthopelagic . Feed on algae, detritus, mollusks, crustaceans, worms, echinoderms, fishes, sponges, foraminiferans, and eggs. Territorial. Oviparous . Also taken by drive-in nets . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22. Body orange-brown above; head and belly white; soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins pale; caudal fin dusky . : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Wedgetail triggerfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Wedgetail triggerfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Distinct pairing .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 20 m . Tropical; 30°N - 32°S south to East Africa through Indonesia and northern Australia up to Hawaii and Pitcairn islands; north to southern Japan.
🌿 Ecology
algae, detritus, mollusks, crustaceans, worms, echinoderms, fishes, sponges, foraminiferans, and egg
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black-banded Trigger-fish · Black-banded Triggerfish · Reef Triggerfish · Wedge Picassofish · Wedge Triggerfish · Wedge Triggerfish, Wedge-tail triggerfish · Wedge-tail Trigger-fish · Wedge-tailed Triggerfish · Wedgetail Triggerfish · White-barred Triggerfish · rectangular triggerfish · wedge-tail triggerfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Ballesta hawaiana |
| 🌍CES | ostenec klínovitý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Bælteaftrækkerfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Diamant-Picassodrückerfisch |
| 🌍FIJ | cumu tina ni gone |
| 🇫🇷French | Baliste Picasso à bandeau · Baliste picasso à chevrons |
| 🌍GLG | Peixe porco hawaiano |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce balestra Picasso squadrato · Pesce balestra squadrato |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Tasukimongara · タスキモンガラ |
| 🌍MSA | Ayam laut · Jebong |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cangulo-havaiano · Humuhumu nukunuku apua'a |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Заплаточный ринекант |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Ballesta Picasso de antifaz |
| 🌍TAH | 'o'iri 'uo'uo |
| 🌍TGL | Pakoy · Papakol |
| 🌍THA | ปลาวัวหางลิ่ม |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 斜帶吻棘魨 · 斜帶板機魨 · 楔尾砲彈 · 黑带锉鳞鲀 · 黑帶銼鱗魨 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? retangulus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Balistapus rectangulus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Balistapus retangulus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Balistes cinctus | Hollard | 1854 | Synonym |
| Balistes echarpe | Anonymous | - | Synonym |
| Balistes garnoti | Castelnau | 1873 | Synonym |
| Balistes medinilla | Quoy & Gaimard | 1824 | Synonym |
| Balistes rectangulus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Rhinecanthus echarpe | Anonymous | 1798 | Synonym |
| Rhinecanthus rectangulatus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Rhinecanthus retangulus | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 20 records indexed .
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