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Gilded triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Gilded triggerfish
- Scientific
- Xanthichthys auromarginatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 150 m (usually 24 to 147 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
Description
A triggerfish with a blue-grey body marked with rows of small pale spots and yellow-edged fins; males have a bright blue patch on the cheek. It reaches about 30 cm and feeds on zooplankton over deep seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Xanthichthys-auromarginatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gilded_triggerfish_(Xanthichthys_auromarginatus)_(425860382
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.