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Rhinecanthus assasi






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Assasi triggerfish

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Rhinecanthus
Species:
R. assasi
Binomial name
Rhinecanthus assasi

(Forsskål, 1775)

Rhinecanthus assasi, commonly known as the Assasi triggerfishorArabian picassofish,[2] is a species of fish in the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes.

Description

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Rhinecanthus assasi reaches up to 30 centimeters long. It is tan above and white below with blue stripes between and below the eyes.[3] It feeds mostly on invertebrates.[4]

Habitat and distribution

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R. assasi mostly lives in or near coral reefs. It occurs in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhinecanthus assasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  • ^ Froese, R.; D., Pauly. "Common names of Rhinecanthus assasi". FishBase.
  • ^ Myers, R.F.; Lieske, E. (2004). Coral Reef Guide; Red Sea. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-715986-2.
  • ^ a b Froese, R.; D., Pauly. "Rhinecanthus assasi, Picasso triggerfish". FishBase.
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    Categories: 
    IUCN Red List least concern species
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    Fish described in 1775
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