Gilded Triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett 1832)

Other Names: Blue Throat Triggerfish, Bluechin, Gilded Trigger-fish

Summary:

Females lack the blue chins of males and yellow margins on fins.

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Bray, D.J. 2023, Xanthichthys auromarginatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/775

Gilded Triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett 1832)

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Distribution	Great Barrier Reef, Queensland; also Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean, and the Lord Howe Province in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific: from the western Mascarenes and Chagos Archipelago, to the Tuamotu and Marquesas Islands, northwards to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and south to Australia and New Caledonia.
Etymology	The specific name auromarginatus is from the Latin aurum (= gold) and marginatus (= bordered, edged or margined) in reference to the yellow fin margins.
Species Citation	Balistes auromarginatus Bennett 1832, Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1: 168. Type locality: Mauritius.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2023
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Gilded Triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett 1832)

References

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Bennett, E.T. 1832. Observations on a collection of fishes from Mauritius, presented by Mr Telfair, with characters of new genera and species, remaining portion. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1: 165-169 See ref at BHL

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Randall, J.E., Matsuura, K. & Zama, A. 1978. A revision of the triggerfish genus Xanthichthys, with a description of a new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 28(4): 688-706. See ref online

Speare, P., Cappo, M., Rees, M., Brownlie, J. & Oxley, W. 2004. Deep water fish and benthic surveys in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters): February 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Sciences 30 pp.

Speare, P., Cappo, M., Rees, M., Brownlie, J. & Oxley, W. 2004. Deep water fish and benthic surveys in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters): February 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Sciences. 30 pp.