Striped triggerfish (Xanthichthys lineopunctatus)

Scientific name: Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854

Striped triggerfish (Xanthichthys lineopunctatus)

The Striped triggerfish (Xanthichthys lineopunctatus) is a marine fish of the family Balistidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 27. Cheek with 3 narrow, slightly diagonal dark-brown grooves. A longitudinal groove in front of eye. No enlarged osseous scales behind gill opening. Attains 26 cm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus
Family
Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa south to Port Alfred, South Africa and east to northwest Australia and the Ryukyu Islands. Recorded from Australia as Xanthichthys ringens.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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