Big Island, Hawaii
Male
Dumaguete, Philippines
Female
Big Island, Hawaii
Female
Big Island, Hawaii
Male
Big Island, Hawaii
Male
Gilded Triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Gilded Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Depth: 45-180 ft. (15-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Balistidae (Family)
└Xanthichthys (Genus)
└X. auromarginatus (Species)
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