Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Balistidae (Family) Triggerfishes
       └Xanthichthys (Genus)
        └X. auromarginatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219897🔗
iNaturalist ID: 244366🔗

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