Wakatobi, Indonesia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Wakatobi, Indonesia
Palau
Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Lanai, Hawaii
Lanai, Hawaii
Pinktail Triggerfish
Melichthys vidua
Pinktail Triggerfish
Also known as: Pinktail Durgon
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Melichthys vidua
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)
Depth: 12-180 ft. (4-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Panama, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Balistidae (Family)
└Melichthys (Genus)
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