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Xanthichthys
Genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.
Quick Facts Xanthichthys, Scientific classification ...
Xanthichthys | |
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Xanthichthys auromarginatus | |
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Xanthichthys ringens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Balistidae |
Genus: | Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856 |
Type species | |
Balistes curassavicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 |
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