Indian triggerfish

The Indian triggerfish usually feed on hard-shelled mollusks and echinoderms but some feed on algae and zooplankton.

The Indian triggerfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 1 - 30 m environment.

The Indian triggerfish usually feed on hard-shelled mollusks and echinoderms but some feed on algae and zooplankton. They are often very aggressive over their eggs but are otherwise harmless. More

The Indian Triggerfish needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, small fish and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth. Click here for a pdf version of this article. More

Indian triggerfish (Melichthys indicus) and its reflection in the water surface Halfmoon triggerfish Pinktail triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus feeding on invertebrates in the sand Genera - * Abalistes More

Indian Triggerfish can grow up to 25 cm what is approximately 9 inches. So 1 specimen requires at least 3000cm2 of water surface what is approximately 465 square inch. We recommend you to keep it in fish tanks which are medium. More

Common names

Baliste à nageoires noires in French (français)
Baliste indien in French (français)
Black finned triggerfish in English
Black triggerfish in English
Bourse manène in Creole, French
Bourse manène in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Gerboban in Arabic (‫العربية)
Himarah al bahar al hindiah in Arabic (‫العربية)
Indian triggerfish in English
Indiese snellervis in Afrikaans
Indisk aftrækkerfisk in Danish (dansk)
Porco cangulo in Portuguese (Português)
印度角鱗魨 in Mandarin Chinese
印度角鳞鲀 in Mandarin Chinese

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