Saltwater
Wedgetail triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Balistidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, and 33 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occur in shallow outer reefs subject to surge. Commonly found over barren rock or the spur-and-groove zone where there is a mixture of bare rock, rubble, and coral. Juveniles on algae reef. Benthopelagic. Feed on algae, detritus, mollusks, crustaceans, worms, echinoderms, fishes, sponges, foraminiferans, and eggs. Territorial. Oviparous. Also taken by drive-in nets. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Balistapus rectangulus
- Balistes echarpe
- Balistes rectangulus
- Rhinecanthus echarpe
- Rhinecanthus rectangulatus
- Rhinecanthus retangulus
In other languages
- Bælteaftrækkerfisk
- Kiilasäppikala
- Black-banded trigger-fish, Black-banded triggerfish, Humuhumu, Patchy triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish, Rectangle trigerfish, Rectangle triggerfish, Reef triggerfish, Saddle-shoe fish, Wedge picassofish, Wedge-tail triggerfish, Wedgetailed triggerfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.