Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Pinktail Triggerfish
Melichthys vidua
Pinktail Triggerfish
Also known as: Pinktail Durgon
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Melichthys vidua
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 12-180 ft. (4-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Panama, Great Barrier Reef, 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
       └Melichthys (Genus)
        └M. vidua (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219879🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52411🔗

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