Redtoothed triggerfish

Redtoothed triggerfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Odonus
Gistel, 1848
Species:
O. niger
Binomial name
Odonus niger
Rüppell, 1836

The redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific area, and the sole member of its genus.[1] Some other common names include blue triggerfish, redfang triggerfish, redtoothed filefish, and Niger triggerfish.

  1. ^ Matsuura, Keiichi (2014). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62 (1): 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 254172132.