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Picasso Triggerfish

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Photo by msb86
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Field Notes

Description:

Identified by the long snout and colour pattern.

Habitat:

The lagoon triggerfish, (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picassofish, and the Jamal, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. Lagoon triggerfish lives in the reefs and sandy areas of coral reefs where it eats just about everything that comes along.

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Lagoon triggerfish

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Comments (3)
MarkW3
Great, one of my favorite triggers.

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Maldives Biodiversity
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PublishedMay 4, 2012

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