Rhinecanthus abyssus Triggerfish

Rhinecanthus abyssus is commonly referred to as Triggerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Ohm Pavaphon, Thailand

Foto: Thailand

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Courtesy of the author Ohm Pavaphon, Thailand

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lexID:: 12578
AphiaID:: 277181

Scientific:: Rhinecanthus abyssus
German:: Drückerfisch
English:: Triggerfish

Category:: Trekkersvissen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Rhinecanthus (Genus) > abyssus (Species)
Initial determination:: Matsuura & Shiobara, 1989

Occurrence:: Central Pazific, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, The Ryukyu Islands, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 120 - 150 Meter
Size:: 16,7 cm
Temperature:: °F - 69.8 °F (°C - 21°C)
Food:: Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-11-23 09:15:15
Last edit:: 2020-03-31 21:01:31

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Very special thanks for his photo of the super rare triggerfish Rhinecanthus abyssus to Ohm Pavaphon from Thailand.
The fish was taken in Indonesia.

The original description by Matsuura & Shiobara is attached.

External links

Erstbeschreibung von Rhinecanthus abyssus (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Builders (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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