Location: Palau
Blackpatch Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Blackpatch Triggerfish
Also known as: Blackbelly Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Size: 6 to 9 in. (15 to 23 cm)
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Balistidae (Family)
└Rhinecanthus (Genus)
└R. verrucosus (Species)
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