Red-toothed triggerfish

About this species

The redtoothed triggerfish or Niger triggerfish is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific area, and the sole member of its genus. Some other common names include redtooth triggerfish, Niger triggerfish, blue triggerfish, redfang triggerfish, and redtooth filefish.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 179 records
February: 317 records
March: 331 records
April: 488 records
May: 297 records
June: 337 records
July: 199 records
August: 182 records
September: 306 records
October: 254 records
November: 250 records
December: 221 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–27 m · Deepest record: 257.5 m

0–10 m: 59 records
10–20 m: 403 records
20–30 m: 459 records
30–40 m: 11 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 12 records
26–28 °C: 86 records
28–30 °C: 259 records

Photos

(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lin Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Red-toothed triggerfish, Black-bodied Triggerfish, Black triggerfish, Blue Triggerfish, Leubiem bintang, Redfang triggerfish, redtoothed filefish, red-toothed triggerfish, Red Toothed Triggerfish, Redtooth Triggerfish, Redtooth Triggerfish, Red-toothed triggerfish, Redtoothed triggerfish

Names in 6 more languages

German: Rotzahn-Drückerfisch
Spanish: Ballesta Azul, Pejepuerco dentirojo
French: Baliste bleu, Baliste dents rouges
Japanese: Akamongara, アカモンガラ
Thai: ปลาวัวดำ
Simplified Chinese: 紅牙板機魨, 紅牙鱗魨, 魔鬼砲彈

Other scientific names: Balistes erythrodon, Odonus erythrodon, Xenodon niger

Similar species

Flat-tailed Trigger-fish
Abalistes stellatus
Orange-lined triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Rough triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata
Black Triggerfish
Sufflamen chrysopterum
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Titan triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,356 open-data records from 1836 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.