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Hawaiian Triggerfish photographed at Underwater World, Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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Hawaiian Triggerfish photographed at Underwater World, Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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Hawaiian Triggerfish photographed at Underwater World, Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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FISH FACTS |
Description
The Hawaiian Triggerfish is easily recognised by the pattern. The mouth is small and eyes are set well back on the large head. There are prominent vertical stripes through the eye and over the top of the head. There are also prominent backward swept dark stripes on the lower part of body. A horizontal yellow stripe runs from the mouth to the gills.
Other Names
Lagoon triggerfish, Blackbar triggerfish, Picassofish, Jamal
Size
to 25cm
Habitat
shallow coastal reefs and lagoons on outer reefs
Food
small fish, crustaceans, sea urchins, coral, worms
Range
found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. In Australia is found on reefs around the northern coasts from northern New South Wales to Western Australia
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Tetraodontiformes | | Family: | Balistidae | | Genus: | Rhinecanthus | | Species: | aculeatus | | Common Name: | Hawaiian Triggerfish |
Relatives in same Genus
Wedge-tailed Triggerfish (R. rectangulus)
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