Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Pinktail Triggerfish
Pinktail Triggerfish
Scientific Name: Melichthys vidua
Family: Balistidae
Category: Triggerfishes
Also known as: Pinktail Durgon
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 12-180 ft. (4-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Panama

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Triggerfishes

Pinktail Triggerfish

Black Durgon

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Gilded Triggerfish (Male)

Gilded Triggerfish (Female)

Scythe Triggerfish

Flagtail Triggerfish

Flagtail Triggerfish (Juvenile)

Bridled Triggerfish

Wedgetail Triggerfish

Picasso Triggerfish

Blackpatch Triggerfish

Redtoothed Triggerfish

Starry Triggerfish (Juvenile)

Yellowmargin Triggerfish

Titan Triggerfish

Clown Triggerfish

Pufferfishes
Remoras
Filefishes
Cornetfishes
Catfishes
Trumpetfishes
Porcupinefishes
Shrimpfishes
Goatfishes
Sweepers
Boxfishes

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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