The gilded triggerfish or blue-throated triggerfish, ''Xanthichthys auromarginatus'', is a spotted gray
triggerfish. Males of the species have blue cheeks and yellow-bordered, white fins. It is widely, but locally, distributed at islands in the
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.
In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
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In the aquarium
Unlike most triggerfish, it is rarely aggressive towards other fish. This fish usually does not attack any sessile
invertebrates, but may eat ornamental shrimp.
References
FishBase Species Summary
External links
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Balistidae
Fish of Hawaii
Fish described in 1832
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