Xanthichthys is a genus of triggerfishes native to reef environments in the western Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean.

Species

Six recognized species are placed in this genus:[1][2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Xanthichthys auromarginatus E. T. Bennett, 1832 gilded triggerfish Indo-Pacific.
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus J. E. Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 outrigger triggerfish Indo-West Pacific.
Xanthichthys greenei Pyle & Earle, 2013[3] Kiri triggerfish Pacific Ocean
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854 striped triggerfish South Africa eastward through northern Australia to New Guinea, north to southern Japan.
Xanthichthys mento D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 redtail triggerfish Pacific.
Xanthichthys ringens Linnaeus, 1758 sargassum triggerfish e Western Atlantic, ranging from North Carolina (USA) to Brazil.

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