| Xanthichthys | |
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| Xanthichthys auromarginatus | |
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| Xanthichthys ringens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Balistes curassavicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | |
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.
Species
Six recognized species are placed in this genus:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832 | gilded triggerfish | Indo-Pacific. |
| Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 | outrigger triggerfish | Indo-West Pacific. | |
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Xanthichthys greenei Pyle & Earle, 2013 | Kiri triggerfish | Pacific Ocean |
| Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854 | striped triggerfish | South Africa eastward through northern Australia to New Guinea, north to southern Japan. | |
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Xanthichthys mento D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 | redtail triggerfish | Pacific. |
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Xanthichthys ringens Linnaeus, 1758 | sargassum triggerfish | e Western Atlantic, ranging from North Carolina (USA) to Brazil. |
References
- Matsuura, Keiichi (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: A review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62: 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 15223867.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xanthichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- Pyle, Richard; Earle, John (2013). "Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands". Biodiversity Data Journal. 1 (1): e994. doi:10.3897/BDJ.1.e994. PMC 3964694. PMID 24723781.
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