Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Common names

Wedge-tail Triggerfish, Rectangle Triggerfish

Genus

Family

Balistidae

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Class

Actinopterygii

Phylum

Chordata

Local ecology

Distribution

Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. (Found in Sydney)

Biological characteristics

Maximum size

30cm TL

 

Wedge-tail triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus in aquarium.