Sealife guideThe black triggerfishMelichthys niger
Last updated on 03/11/2024 at 11:40 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Black triggerfishBlack durgon
French namesBaliste noir
Spanish namesCochito negro
Scientific nameMelichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
FamilyBalistidae
OrderTetraodontiformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The black triggerfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The black triggerfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
The black triggerfish (Melichthys niger) © Rob Atherton | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Within the same family
Blue throated triggerfishXanthichthys auromarginatus
Gray triggerfishBalistes capriscus
Orange striped triggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Picasso triggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Redtooth triggerfishOdonus niger
Titan triggerfishBalistoides viridescens
Wedgetail triggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulus
Yellow-spotted triggerfishPseudobalistes fuscus
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