WoRMS taxon details

Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)

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219879  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219879)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Occurs in seaward reefs. Common in coral-rich areas exposed to currents (Ref. 1602). Diet consists mainly of algae and...  
Description Occurs in seaward reefs. Common in coral-rich areas exposed to currents (Ref. 1602). Diet consists mainly of algae and detritus but also takes in crustaceans, octopuses, sponges, and fishes (Ref. 1602). Also taken with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9770). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219879 on 2023-06-06
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed

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basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Occurs in seaward reefs. Common in coral-rich areas exposed to currents (Ref. 1602). Diet consists mainly of algae and detritus but also takes in crustaceans, octopuses, sponges, and fishes (Ref. 1602). Also taken with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9770). [details]
LanguageName 
English pinktail triggerfish  [details]
Japanese クロモンガラ  [details]
Balistes vidua
 Balistes vidua
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Melichthys vidua FIN026733 Slide 120 mm)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Melichthys vidua FIN026734 Slide 120 mm)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Pachygnathus nycteris USNM 50821 holotype radiograph lateral view)
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