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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 Lagoon triggerfish in Australia, Murasamemongara in Japan, Whitebarred triggerfish in Papua New Guinea, Ampapagot in Philippines, Blackbar triggerfish in South Africa, Swartbalk-snellervis in South Africa. more common names It is found in Salt water.   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 --- 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 Marine.         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 from mouth to below pectoral base and enclosing a blue line at base of upper lip. Three horizontal rows of black forward curving spines on caudal peduncle, the upper two rows longer than the lower row. Caudal fin slightly rounded to double emarginate. Body white with large blackish area over much of the side of the body containing four diagonal bluish white bands from midside to anal fin. Four blue lines across interorbital and three from eye to pectoral base. Inhabits reef flats and shallow lagoons over sandy areas with rubble in 1 - 20 metres. Very territorial and when breeding defends its 'nest' on the sand very aggressively. Mostly solitary tending to dart into a crevice or hole when approached. Sleeps on its side at night and makes a whirring noise when startled. Omnivorous; feeds on algae, detritus, molluscs, worms heart urchins, corals, tunicates, foraminifera and small fishes. Indo-Pacific south to Algoa Bay in South Africa. Depth Range From 0 to 50 meters.     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], Choi et al. 2003:447, 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], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:111 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:18 [ref. 35354], Fowler et al. 2017:[4] 2252 [ref. 36358], Fricke et al. 2018:378 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:11 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:323 [ref. 36673]). 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 (13 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) Synonym assasi Rhinecanthus assasi (Fabricius [J. C.] 1775) Valid 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) Synonym 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 (13 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…