Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Sargassum Triggerfish
Xanthichthys ringens
Sargassum Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Xanthichthys ringens
Size: 5 to 8 in. (12 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 50-250 ft. (15-75 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
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. ringens (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159486🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131518🔗

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