Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Redtoothed Triggerfish
Odonus niger
Redtoothed Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Odonus niger
Size: 8 to 16 in. (20 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, 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
       └Odonus (Genus)
        └O. niger (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219883🔗
iNaturalist ID: 53669🔗

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