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Black triggerfish

Black Triggerfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Tetraodontiformes
Family:Balistidae
Genus:Melichthys
Species:niger
Binomial name
Melichthys niger

Melichthys niger

Range Circumtropical

Habitat Open waters, shallows, exposed reefs, 5-35 metres (16-115 feet)

Size 25 centimetres (10 inches)