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