Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829) is a animal in the Balistidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)

Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)

Sufflamen albicaudatum, the bluethroat triggerfish, is a 22 cm long triggerfish from the western Indian Ocean occasionally sold in aquariums.

Family
Genus
Sufflamen
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Class

About Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)

Bluethroat triggerfish, scientifically known as Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829), is a species of triggerfish native to the western Indian Ocean. This species is occasionally traded in the aquarium hobby. It can reach a maximum total length of 22 centimeters, which equals 8.7 inches.

Photo: (c) Nikolai Vladimirov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nikolai Vladimirov · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Sufflamen

More from Balistidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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