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Redtooth triggerfish (shoaling)

Odonus niger

Photo by Elsa
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized planktivorous triggerfish that unlike many other triggerfish species is most commonly seen shoaling in large groups.

Habitat:

In the water column above coral reefs, often where there is a light current sweeping across.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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PublishedMay 22, 2011

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