Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus

(Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978)

Vernacular names
English : Outrigger triggerfish
French : Baliste à lignes bleues

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Balistidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to 35 cm. Round head profile, small mouth. Coloration pearly white to light beige-white with clear center to scales. Upper flanks with light-orange edges to flanks and light blue longitudinal line. Red-edged tail fin.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area from St Brandon’s shoal to Indonesia and Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands. Lives in deep seaward reefs, from 15 to 200 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is likely common as it is hardly ever collected either by bycatch or for the trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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