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Outrigger triggerfish
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Outrigger triggerfish
- Scientific
- Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 35 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 15 to 200 m (usually 50 to 200 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
Description
A triggerfish with a blue-grey to brownish body, a blue line along the lower side, and red-edged tail lobes, reaching about 35 cm. It feeds on zooplankton over deep seaward reefs, mostly below 50 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Xanthichthys-caeruleolineatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Xanthichthys_caeruleolineatus_Rarotonga.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.