Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Halfmoon Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus lunula
Halfmoon Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Rhinecanthus lunula
Size: Up to 11 in. (28cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, 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
       └Rhinecanthus (Genus)
        └R. lunula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277182🔗
iNaturalist ID: 516526🔗

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