Lagoon triggerfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lagoon triggerfish lives – recorded in 33 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	33 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Tetraodontiformes
Family	Balistidae

Where does the lagoon triggerfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lagoon triggerfish in 33 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: South China Sea. In United States it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lagoon triggerfish endangered?

The lagoon triggerfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lagoon triggerfish?

The lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Tetraodontiformes and the family Balistidae, genus Rhinecanthus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lagoon triggerfish

The lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picasso triggerfish, or the Picassofish, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm (12 in) in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

This species has been studied in a range of research contexts, from locomotion to color vision research.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lagoon triggerfish (revision 1378612066), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1331593 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).