Pinktail triggerfish

Pinktail triggerfish
Pinktail triggerfish with a yellow tang
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Balistidae
Genus:	Melichthys
Species:	M. vidua
Binomial name
Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
Synonyms
Balistes nycteris Balistes vidua

The pinktail triggerfish, Melichthys vidua, is a species of triggerfish from reefs in the Indo-Pacific. It is very dark green (often appears almost black) with translucent whitish-pink dorsal and tail fins. They can grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in).

References

• FishBase Species Summary
• Saltwater Aquariums: Pinktail Triggerfish Profile

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