Pinktail Triggerfish
Melichthys vidua
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,590
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua) is a species of triggerfish native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is very dark green (often appearing almost black), with translucent white anal and second dorsal fins and a pink caudal fin (from which it gets its common name). This fish is found exclusively around shallow reefs, where it spends its entire life.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pinktail triggerfish”.