Rhinecanthus abyssus

Rhinecanthus abyssus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Rhinecanthus
Species: R. abyssus
Binomial name
Rhinecanthus abyssus
Matsuura & Shobara, 1989

Rhinecanthus abyssus is a species of triggerfish found in the West Pacific Ocean, where known from Sulawesi in Indonesian and around the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[1][2] It is found at depths ranging from 120–150 m (390–490 ft).[3] It is the most recently described of 7 species in the genus Rhinecanthus.[3]


Behavior

Little is known about the behavior of this species presently.[3][2]

References

  1. Marinespecies.org
  2. 1 2 Matsuura, K., and Peristiwady, T. (2011). Second Record of the Rare Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus abyssus Matsuura and Shiobara, 1989 (Actinopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Balisitdae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, 37(4): 17-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Matsuura, K & Shiobara, Y. (1989). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. Vol. 36, No. 3 1989.


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