gilded triggerfish
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{distinguish|Bluethroat triggerfish}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Gilded Triggerfish
| image = Gilded Triggerfish, male - Xanthichthys auromarginatus.jpg
| image_caption = Male gilded triggerfish
| taxon = Xanthichthys auromarginatus
| authority = (E. T. Bennett, 1832)
}}
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.
In the aquarium
Unlike most triggerfish, it is rarely aggressive towards other fish.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} This fish usually does not attack any sessile invertebrates, but may eat ornamental shrimp.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
References
- [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=6030&genusname=Xanthichthys&speciesname=auromarginatus FishBase Species Summary]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061231160854/http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/stender/fishes/triggerfishes/auromarginatus.htm Coral Reef Network: Xanthichthys auromarginatus]
External links
- {{sealifephotos|219897}}
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Category:Fish described in 1832
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