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Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) 
AphiaID: 276247

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Xanthichthys (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856
Synonymised
taxa
  Balistes mento Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Xanthichthys gotonis Tanaka, 1918
Xanthichthys purus Tanaka, 1918
Xanthichthys surcatus de Buen, 1963
Sources  additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English redtail triggerfish  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution North Pacific [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
Note  Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Image 
Xanthichthys mento
Xanthichthys mento
added on 2008-12-16 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276247
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276247 on 2013-06-19
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