Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Redtoothed Triggerfish
Odonus niger
Redtoothed Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Odonus niger
Size: 8 to 16 in. (20 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistidae (Family)
      └Odonus (Genus)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Triggerfishes

Redtoothed Triggerfish

Yellowmargin Triggerfish

Picasso Triggerfish

Wedgetail Triggerfish

Blackpatch Triggerfish

Scythe Triggerfish

Flagtail Triggerfish

Flagtail Triggerfish (Juvenile)

Bridled Triggerfish

Gilded Triggerfish (Male)

Gilded Triggerfish (Female)

Starry Triggerfish (Juvenile)

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Clown Triggerfish

Titan Triggerfish

Black Durgon

Pinktail Triggerfish



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