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View Mode View All Pictures Species Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus 1758)    Rhinecanthus aculeatus was originally described as Balistes aculeatus by Linnaeus in 1758. It belongs to the family Balistidae. It is commonly known as White-banded triggerfish but has many other common names such as in Australia as Lagoon triggerfish, in Japan as Murasamemongara, in Papua New Guinea as Whitebarred triggerfish, in Philippines as Ampapagot, in South Africa as Blackbar triggerfish, in South Africa as Swartbalk-snellervis. more common names It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Eastern Atlantic: Senegal, South Africa; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   aculeatus AuthorWI   Linnaeus [C.] AuthorNI   Linnaeus Qualification   --- Year   1758 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontiformes Family   Balistidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Rhinecanthus Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Tetraodontiformes Family   Balistidae Genus   Rhinecanthus Original Name   Balistes         Taxon Name   aculeatus Original Combination   Balistes aculeatus Original Genus   Balistes Original Genus Species   Balistes aculeatus OriginalSubGenus   Balistes Original Author   Linnaeus Original AuthorWI   Linnaeus [C.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1758 Original Family   Balistidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Indo-West Pacific. Primary Code   --- Primary Type   No types known Page   328 SubSpecies AuthorWI   --- Qualification SS   --- Original QualificationSS   --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI   --- Current Genus Species   Rhinecanthus aculeatus Current Species   aculeatus Current Genus   Rhinecanthus Current AuthorWI   Linnaeus [C.] Current AuthorNI   Linnaeus Current Year   1758 Current Family   Balistidae Current Subfamily   --- --- Habitat   reef-associated         Water   Salt water Habitat Notes   Blackbar triggerfish. (Linnaeus, 1758) Attains 30 cm. One of the most striking triggerfishes. The main colour features are a number of diagonal bluish-white bars on the rear of the lower body; a distinctive yellow "bridle" pattern extending Depth Range   From 0 to 50 meters.     Distribution   Eastern Atlantic: Senegal, South Africa; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Current Summary   Valid as Rhinecanthus aculeatus  (Linnaeus 1758). Balistidae.   Name History   • Valid as Rhinecanthus aculeatus  (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:880 [ref. 5714], Allen & Swainston 1988:150 [ref. 25477], Matsuura & Shiobara 1989:317 [ref. 13563], Winterbottom et al. 1989:68 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:455 [ref. 15987], Harmelin-Vivien & Quéro 1990:1060 [ref. 19527], Kuiter 1993:395 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:168 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:238 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:180 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:386 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:455 [ref. 25919], Randall & Mundy 1998:331 [ref. 24063], Myers 1999:282 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:583 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:30 [ref. 25829], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1400 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:456 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:22 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:124 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3925 [ref. 26315], Nakabo 2002:1400 [ref. 26193], Youn 2002:447, 691 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:64 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S123 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:649 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:77 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:31 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3331 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:442 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:626 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:525 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1874 [ref. 29098], Randall 2007:471 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:117 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:233 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1065 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:272 [ref. 32706], Wirtz et al. 2013:136 [ref. 32972]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections   Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations   Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (15 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   abyssus Rhinecanthus abyssus Matsuura [K.] & Shiobara [Y.] 1989 Valid aculeatus aculeatus Rhinecanthus aculeatus aculeatus (Linnaeus [C.] 1758) Valid assai Rhinecanthus assai (Forsskål [P. S.] 1775) Synonym assasi Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål [P. S.] 1775) Valid assasia Rhinecanthus assasia (Forsskål [P. S.] 1775) Spelling cheverti Rhinecanthus cheverti (Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877) Synonym cinereus Rhinecanthus cinereus (Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Sonnerat) 1788) Valid echarpe Rhinecanthus echarpe (Anonymous [Lacepède [B. G. E.]] 1798) Synonym heteracanthus Rhinecanthus heteracanthus (Bleeker [P.] 1859) Synonym lunula Rhinecanthus lunula Randall [J. E.] & Steene [R. C.] 1983 Valid ornatissimus Rhinecanthus ornatissimus (Lesson [R. P.] 1831) Synonym rectangularis Rhinecanthus rectangularis Anonymous [Lacepède [B. G. E.]] 1798 Synonym rectangulus Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Lacepède & Commerson) 1801) Valid verrucosa Rhinecanthus verrucosa (Linnaeus [C.] 1758) Spelling verrucosus Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus [C.] 1758) Valid Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (15 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…