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jockmaen1962 [deleted] says:

Indian triggerfish....Melichthys indicus (Randall & Klausewitz)
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mattwright.com says:

I don't know, this doesn't look like other Indian Triggerfish photos on the internet, and it looks much closer to the Pinktail Triggerfish shown at www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/triggers/me lichthys/ind... Pinktail would also be more likely to be found around Maui according to that document.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

jockmaen1962 [deleted] says:

Maybe you are right.......it looks more like tthe pinktail....this example laks the normally outspoken red/rose color.............there is also a melichthys ringens...but this one has a convex tail with points.
it's very confusing after all.......this family of the triggerfishes has not much species but a lot of different colorshemes after all..........
there is still a lot of work to do for the scientist to determinate this very interesting and beautiful fishes.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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