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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae Triggerfishes

Genus: Melichthys

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Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Melichthys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973

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Melichthys indicus
[Indian triggerfish]

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.

Circumglobal. Uncommon in
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

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Melichthys niger
[Black triggerfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)

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Melichthys vidua
[Pinktail triggerfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Melichthys indicus Indian triggerfish Indian Ocean 25 TL 1973
Melichthys niger Black triggerfish Circumglobal. Uncommon in 50 TL 1786
Melichthys vidua Pinktail triggerfish Indo-Pacific 40 TL 1845



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