Black triggerfish

These are not to be confused with their cousins, the Indian Triggerfish or Black-finned Triggerfish , which are often mistaken as being black triggerfish within the trade.

The Black triggerfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 75 m , usually 0 - 20 m environment.

The black triggerfish, Melichthys niger, called Humuhumu'ele'ele in Hawaiian, is a blimp-shaped triggerfish with bright white lines running along its dorsal and anal fins. When in the water, it appears to be completely black. More

In the wild, each Black Triggerfish has its own house to live in amongst the coral and rock formations just outside the reef, but they will emerge and congregate above near the surface of the water in a large schools to feed on current drifting zooplankton and algae. More

Black Triggerfish is different. More

Image of a black triggerfish on a coral reef © 1995-97 Nova Development Corporation More

The Blue Triggerfish, Black Triggerfish, or Redtooth Triggerfish has an upturned mouth with a protruding chin and it's color is a blue to purplish-blue with it's head sometimes going yellowish. More

Black triggerfish; Triggerfish; Bluespotted triggerfish; Halfmoon triggerfish; Orangeside triggerfish; Masked triggerfish; Boomerang triggerfish; Indian triggerfish; Redtoothed triggerfish; Bluelined triggerfish; Redtail triggerfish; Gilded triggerfish; Striped triggerfish; Yellowmargin triggerfish; Rippled triggerfish; Stone triggerfish; Starry triggerfish; Blackbar triggerfish; Blackbelly triggerfish; Sargussum More

The black triggerfish is one of the less aggressive trigger species. Because of this they usually make good additions to the home aquarium. They have red teeth, and their color can actually vary from blue to green from day to day. More

Hawaiian Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger), Mark Martin CollectionHawaiian Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger) Pink-Tail Triggerfish (Melichthys vidua), Mark Martin CollectionPink-Tail Triggerfish (Melichthys vidua) Post this Article to facebook Add this Article to del.icio. More

A black triggerfish at a depth of 15m, "Pixie's... Click to show "black triggerfish" result 4 400 x 258 25 kb A black triggerfish at a depth of 17m, North Solitary... More

Black triggerfish/Black durgeon Melichthys niger Territorial, nest-building triggerfish inhabit coral reefs. They produce a grunting sound by drumming their internal muscles against the swim bladder. Statistics Their maximum size is around 50cm. More

Black Triggerfish; Black Durgon Links * Higher taxa: Life Vertebrata Fish Balistidae Melichthys Global map * IDnature guides: Fish, Fish_species_NCSM, SFTEP More

The Hawaiian Black 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. More

Common names

Balista-negra in Portuguese (Português)
Baliste noir in French (français)
Bbupel in Austronesian (Other)
Bbupel in Carolinian
Black durgeon in English
black durgon in English
black filefish in English
Black oldwife in English
Black triggerfish in English
Blackfish in English
Bus neg in Creole, French
Bus neg in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Cachúa negra in Spanish (español)
Calafate in sp
Calafate in Spanish (español)
Calafate negro in Spanish (español)
Cangulo in Portuguese (Português)
Cangulo-fernande in Portuguese (Português)
Cangulo-francês in Portuguese (Português)
Cangulo-francÍs in Portuguese (Português)
Cangulo-negro in Portuguese (Português)
Cangulo-preto in Portuguese (Português)
Chancho in sp
cochito in sp
cochito negro in Spanish (español)
Doro in Papiamento
Dròli-bambu in Papiamento
durgon in English
Durgon czarny in Polish (polski)
Ele ele in Hawaiian
Fambil in Creole, Portuguese
Fambil in Creoles and Pidgins, Portuguese
Fambil in Portuguese (Português)
Furu-furu in Spanish (español)
Galafate in Spanish (español)
Ho in Fwâi
Ho in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Hopupu in Tuamotuan
Humuhumu-'ele'ele in Hawaiian
Japonesa in Spanish (español)
Kalihi in Mahl
Karutha-karatti in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Me-pega-por-favor in Portuguese (Português)
Melichthys niger in Catalan (Català)
Negrito in Spanish (español)
Niger head in English
Niggerfish in English
Pakol in Tagalog
Pakol in Visayan
Peixe-porco in Portuguese (Português)
Peje puerco in Spanish (español)
Pejepuerco in sp
Pigger in English
Pishiporko pretu in Papiamento
Porco preto in Portuguese (Português)
Puerco negro in Spanish (español)
Schwarzer Drückerfisch in German (Deutsch)
Soroimongara in Japanese (日本語)
Sort aftrækkerfisk in Danish (dansk)
Sumu-uli in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Swart snellervis in Afrikaans
Te bubuaki in Gilbertese
Te bubuaki in Kiribati
Totong in Other
Triger hitam in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Triggerfish in English
Varraco in Spanish (español)
ކަޅު ރޮނޑު in Divehi (‫ދިވެހި)
കറുതാ കരട്ടി  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കറൂത്ത കരട്ടി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
角鱗魨 in Mandarin Chinese
角鳞鲀 in Mandarin Chinese
黑角鱗魨 in Mandarin Chinese
黑角鳞鲀 in Mandarin Chinese

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