Moorea, French Polynesia
Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Florent's Guide To The
Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Balistoidei (Suborder)
└Balistidae (Family)
└Rhinecanthus (Genus)
└R. lunula (Species)
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