Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistidae (Family)
      └Rhinecanthus (Genus)

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