Saltwater
Blackbelly triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Balistidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 23 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 292 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Djibouti, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, and 11 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit subtidal reef flats and protected lagoons, Ref. 48637. Found mainly in rubble-algal habitat and usually in loose aggregations. Sometimes solitary. Shy species, usually swimming away or when small, diving into holes. Oviparous. Also taken by drive-in nets.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Balistes verrucosa
- Balistes verrucosus
- Rhineacanthus verrucosus
- Rhinecanthus verrucasus
- Rhinecanthus verrucosa
- Rhinecanthus verrucosuss
In other languages
- Sortbuget picassofisk
- Black patch triggerish, Black-blotch trigger-fish, Black-blotch triggerfish, Black-tailed triggerfish, Blackbelly picassofish, Blackpatch 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.