Gilded triggerfish

Not to be confused with Bluethroat triggerfish.

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.

Gilded Triggerfish
Male gilded triggerfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Balistidae
Genus:	Xanthichthys
Species:	X. auromarginatus
Binomial name
Xanthichthys auromarginatus (E. T. Bennett, 1832)

In the aquarium

Unlike most triggerfish, it is rarely aggressive towards other fish.^{[citation needed]} This fish usually does not attack any sessile invertebrates, but may eat ornamental shrimp.^{[citation needed]}

References

• FishBase Species Summary
• Coral Reef Network: Xanthichthys auromarginatus

External links

• Photos of Gilded triggerfish on Sealife Collection