Photo: James St. John · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 35 cm
- 🌊 outer slopes, passes
The black triggerfish is entirely black, with a thin light blue line at the base of its fins. It feeds on algae and plankton, often in groups in the passes.
Did you know?
In Tahitian it is called ʻoʻiri rauʻape.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Baliste noir.
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