Pinktail Triggerfish
Melichthys vidua
The Pinktail Triggerfish (Melichthys vidua) is a tropical marine fish of the family Balistidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 60 m deep. It grows to 40 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 40 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–60 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
0 m60 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyBalistidae
- GenusMelichthys
- SpeciesMelichthys vidua
Quick answers
- Pinktail Triggerfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 40 cm (total length).
- Pinktail Triggerfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Black-finned TriggerfishMelichthys indicus
Niger triggerfishOdonus niger
Picasso triggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Bridled TriggerfishSufflamen fraenatum
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Clown TriggerfishBalistoides conspicillum
Spotted Oceanic TriggerfishCanthidermis maculata
Wedgetail TriggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulus
Flagtail TriggerfishSufflamen chrysopterum
Blue TriggerfishPseudobalistes fuscus
Lei TriggerfishSufflamen bursa
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.