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Related FAQs: Odonus Triggers,
Odonus 2,
& FAQs on:
Odonus
Identification,
Odonus
Behavior,
Odonus Compatibility,
Odonus
Selection,
Odonus
Systems,
Odonus
Feeding,
Odonus
Disease,
Odonus Reproduction, & Triggerfishes
in General,
Triggerfish:
Identification,
Selection,
Selection 2, Compatibility,
Behavior,
Systems, Feeding,
Diseases, Triggerfish
Health 2, Reproduction,
Related Articles: Triggerfishes (Family Balistidae),
Red
Sea Triggerfishes, Triggers of the Cook
Islands,
/The Best Livestock for A Marine Aquarium (Series)
Triggerfishes of the Genus Odonus
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Bob Fenner |
Odonus niger
in the Maldives, many |
The genus Odonus: monotypic (one species).
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The Red-Toothed or Niger Trigger, Odonus niger (Ruppell 1836), gets its first name from the
color around the mouth that develops as the fish attains maximum size (to 18 inches).
Indo-Pacific, Red Sea. This
is generally a medium aggressive species, safe for rough and tumble fish-only systems.
Below: an aquarium specimen, one in Moorea, French Polynesia, another in the Red
Sea. Way below in N. Sulawesi.
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