Pi6 Balistes niger (Black Triggerfishes)

 Pi6                               Balistes niger (Black Triggerfishes)

 

Phylum            : Chordata

Class                : Teleostei

Order               : Tetraodontiformes

Family             : Balistidae

Genus              : Balistes

Species            : Balistes niger

 Accepted Name: Melichthys niger

 

Description:

        A dark greenish-black triggerfish with purplish overtones. Pale blue lines along bases of soft dorsal and anal fins. Scales of rear part of body have prominent keels that form longitudinal ridges.

 

IUCN Status: Least Concern