Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Pinktail Triggerfish
Pinktail Triggerfish
Scientific Name: Melichthys vidua
Family: Balistidae
Category: Triggerfishes
Also known as: Pinktail Durgon
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 12-180 ft. (4-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Panama

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Triggerfishes

Pinktail Triggerfish

Black Durgon

Gilded Triggerfish (Male)

Gilded Triggerfish (Female)

Scythe Triggerfish

Wedgetail Triggerfish

Picasso Triggerfish

Bridled Triggerfish

Pufferfishes
Remoras
Filefishes
Cornetfishes
Trumpetfishes
Porcupinefishes
Goatfishes
Boxfishes

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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