Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Blackpatch Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Blackpatch Triggerfish
Also known as: Blackbelly Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Size: 6 to 9 in. (15 to 23 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Balistidae (Family) Triggerfishes
       └Rhinecanthus (Genus)
        └R. verrucosus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219888🔗
iNaturalist ID: 325499🔗

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