Rhinecanthus abyssus
| Rhinecanthus abyssus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Rhinecanthus |
| Species: | R. abyssus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinecanthus abyssus Matsuura & Shobara, 1989
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Rhinecanthus abyssus is a species of triggerfish found in the West Pacific Ocean, where known from Sulawesi in Indonesian and around the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[2][3] It is found at depths ranging from 120–150 m (390–490 ft).[4] It is the most recently described of 7 species in the genus Rhinecanthus.[4]
Behavior
[edit]Little is known about the behavior of this species presently.[4][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Matsuura, K. (2022). "Rhinecanthus abyssus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T193797A2278703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T193797A2278703.en. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Marinespecies.org
- ^ a b Matsuura, K., and Peristiwady, T. (2011). Second Record of the Rare Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus abyssus Matsuura and Shiobara, 1989 (Actinopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Balisitdae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, 37(4): 17-19.
- ^ a b c Matsuura, K & Shiobara, Y. (1989). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. Vol. 36, No. 3 1989.
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