Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Wedgetail Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Wedgetail Triggerfish
Also known as: Reef Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Size: 8 to 10 in. (20 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Balistidae (Family) Triggerfishes
       └Rhinecanthus (Genus)
        └R. rectangulus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219886🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52449🔗

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