Rhinecanthus verrucosus

Osteichthyes Balistidae Genus Rhinecanthus Rhinecanthus verrucosus

Blackpatch triggerfish

14.5 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Tan to brown above, pale below, bluish around mouth, a red line from above mouth to pectoral fin base, a black bar from eye to pectoral-fin base and a large roundish black blotch on lower side of body.

Size:

Up to 23 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Reef flats and lagoons, to 20 m depth.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught by gillnets, traps and drive-in nets.

Similar species:

Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Blackbar triggerfish

Rhinecanthus aculeatus differs in having 2 pairs of oblique pale bars near anal fin (vs. a large roundish black blotch on lower side of body).

to Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Wedgetail triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus differs in having 4 or 5 rows of projecting spines on caudal peduncle (vs. 3) and a large, broad oblique black band from eye to anal-fin base (vs. a large roundish black blotch on lower side of body).

to Rhinecanthus rectangulus

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