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Redtooth Triggerfish - Odonus niger The Redtooth Triggerfish - Odonus niger is pale blue head, dark blue to purplish body; 2 blue lines extend from eye toward mouth, lunate tail with long lobes in adult. Form plankton-feeding aggregations above reef, retreat to reef recesses when threatened.  Called Redtooth Triggerfish because its teeth are red in colour. Fish,Geotagged,Mabul,Malaysia,Odonus niger,Redtoothed triggerfish,Spring,Triggerfish Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Redtooth Triggerfish - Odonus niger

The Redtooth Triggerfish - Odonus niger is pale blue head, dark blue to purplish body; 2 blue lines extend from eye toward mouth, lunate tail with long lobes in adult. Form plankton-feeding aggregations above reef, retreat to reef recesses when threatened. Called Redtooth Triggerfish because its teeth are red in colour.

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"Odonus niger" also known as the red-toothed triggerfish is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific area, the sole member of its genus.

Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 18, 2017. Captured May 14, 2015 09:18 in Unnamed Road, 91308 Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/10.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 10.4mm