Pinktail triggerfish
A species of Melichthys, Also known as Paddle-fin trigger-fish Scientific name : Melichthys vidua Genus : Melichthys
Pinktail triggerfish, A species of Melichthys
Also known as:
Paddle-fin trigger-fish
Botanical name: Melichthys vidua
Genus: Melichthys
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Description
The widow triggerfish (Melichthys vidua), also called red-tail triggerfish, lives in the western Indo-Pacific from East and South Africa (Durban) to Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tuamotu, north to southern Japan and south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia , It occurs in loose groups in outer reefs with a rich fauna of invertebrates and strong coral growth at depths of four to 60 meters.
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Cowfishes Family
Triggerfishes Genus
Melichthys Species
Pinktail triggerfish 
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