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The redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific area, and the sole member of its genus. [1] Some other common names include blue triggerfish, redfang triggerfish, redtoothed filefish, and Niger triggerfish.
In Hachijojima, Izu Islands, Japan, one male crosshatch triggerfish (Xanthichthys mento) has up to three females in his territory at the same time, and mates with them in pairs. Each male red-toothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) mates with more than 10 females in his territory on the same day. [12]
These Red Sea fish are listed as Reef-associated by Fishbase: ... Large toothed cardinalfish; ... Orange-lined triggerfish; Balistoides viridescens, ...
Xanthichthys mento, the redtail triggerfish, blue-throat triggerfish, or crosshatch triggerfish, is a species of triggerfish from the Pacific.It inhabits outer-reef areas at depths of 6–131 m (20–430 ft), and feeds on zooplankton. [1]
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The caudal (tail) fin is pale with orange-red margins and a large orange-red crescent at the end of the tail. Xanthichthys ringens inhabits seaward reef slopes, usually well below 30 m, where in some places they are among the most common fish, solitary or in small groups.
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