WoRMS taxon details
Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett, 1832)
219897 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219897)
accepted
Species
Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832) Bennett, E. T. (1832). Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr. Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 165-169. [details]
Description Occurs in upper margins of current-swept seaward drop-offs and ledges. Forms loose aggregations a few meters above the...
Description Occurs in upper margins of current-swept seaward drop-offs and ledges. Forms loose aggregations a few meters above the bottom where it feeds on zooplankton, particularly copepods. Also taken by drive-in nets (Ref. 9770). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219897 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832) Bennett, E. T. (1832). Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr. Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 165-169. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in upper margins of current-swept seaward drop-offs and ledges. Forms loose aggregations a few meters above the bottom where it feeds on zooplankton, particularly copepods. Also taken by drive-in nets (Ref. 9770). [details]Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gilded Triggerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xanthichthys auromarginatus FIN026768 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xanthichthys auromarginatus FIN026769 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Gilded Triggerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xanthichthys auromarginatus FIN026768 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xanthichthys auromarginatus FIN026769 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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