White-banded triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The lagoon triggerfish, also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picasso triggerfish, or the Picassofish, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm (12 in) in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lagoon triggerfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 44 records
- February: 22 records
- March: 113 records
- April: 321 records
- May: 86 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 74 records
- August: 52 records
- September: 33 records
- October: 42 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 290 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- White-banded triggerfish, Black-barred Trigger-fish, Blackbar Triggerfish, Hawaiian Trigger-fish, Hawaiian Triggerfish, Humu Picasso Triggerfish, Lagoon humu, Lagoon Triggerfish, Painted trigger, picasso fish, Picasso Triggerfish, Prickly triggerfish, striped triggerfish, white-banded triggerfish, Whitebanded Triggerfish, White-barred Triggerfish, Whitebarred Triggerfish
Names in 8 more languages
- German
- Picasso-Drückerfisch, Picassofisch
- Spanish
- Ballesta Picasso Tigre
- Filipino
- Pakoy, Papakol
- French
- Baliste picasso, Baliste picasso à piquants, baliste-Picasso clair
- Japanese
- Murasame-mongara, Murasamemongara, ムラサメモンガラ
- Korean
- 배주름쥐치
- Thai
- ปลาวัวข้าวหลามตัด, ปลาวัวปิกาโซ
- Simplified Chinese
- 叉斑锉鳞鲀, 尖吻棘魨, 尖板機魨, 黑紋砲彈
Other scientific names: Balistapus aculeatus, Balistes aculeatus, Balistes heteracanthus, Balistes ornatissimus, Monacanthus cheverti, Rhineacanthus aculeatus
Similar species
- Wedge-tail triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Blackbelly Picassofish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Flat-tailed Trigger-fishAbalistes stellatus
Orange-lined triggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Rough triggerfishCanthidermis maculata
Black TriggerfishSufflamen chrysopterum
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).
- 2,697 open-data records from 1758 to 2023.
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