Xanthic Undulated Triggerfish have been firmly lodged in our minds ever since FAMA featured one on their front cover in the nineties. Anyone remember the title story “Melekeok’s Golden Triggerfish”? Although that initial xanthic Balistapus undulatus was from Palau, every few…
The Goldenback Triggerfish, Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus makes an appearance at SEA Atlanta
The Goldenback Triggerfish, Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus is about as rare as they comes when it comes to the family Balistidae. Jeremy Maneyapanda of Sea Atlanta is no stranger to uber rare fish so when we found out that he had the rarest…
Pacific Island Aquatics unleashes pictures of a beautiful real life Crosshatch X Bluethroat triggerfish hybrid
Pacific Island Aquatics adds another feather to its cap with this beautiful adult hybrid triggerfish. You may remember LiveAquaria‘s stunning specimen earlier this year of the same rare hybrid between the Crosshatch triggerfish and the Blue Throat triggerfish. This hybrid…
Reef Culture Technologies – First to Breed Crosshatch Triggerfish, Xanthichthis mento
This just in from Reef Culture Technologies – “At this time we are proud to announce the first ever captive rearing of the Cherub angelfish, Centropyge argi, and the Crosshatch triggerfish, Xanthichthys mento. These species were raised as part of our research and will…
Rhinecanthus cinereus: A closer look at one of the rarest aquarium triggerfish
One of the best parts about traveling to aquarium events like the House of Fins annual SPLASH event is to see rare, unusual or show size marine animals but in the case of their Mauritius triggerfish it was all three.…
Mauritian Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, Lands at House of Fins
Although the genus Rhinecanthus contains seven known species, the so-called “Mauritian Triggerfish” has not, to our knowledge, been imported into the U.S. before. House of Fins of Greenwich, CT secured this colorful specimen, and will have it on hand for…
A small specimen of Xanthichthys kiritimati triggerfish shown off by LiveAquaria
Tentatively named ‘Xanthichthys kiritimati’, the Christmas Island triggerfish is characterized by a thin string of spots on the dorsal part of the body, and the same blue-face stripes and colorful tail margins. The new Triggerfish from Christmas Island has been…
A rare ‘Maze’ Clown Triggerfish is caught and pictured
The Clown Triggerfish, Balistoides conspicillum, is a long time favorite of all triggerfish fans but it usually has large bold white spots on a black body with a striking pattern. But the clown triggerfish pictured above is something different with…
Another Mauritius triggerfish lands in Japan, a sign of more Mauritius exports
B-Box Aquarium is flaunting another fine rare reef fish specimen they have in stock, this time it’s the rare Rhinecanthus cinereus, the Mauritius triggerfish. We first wrote about this unusual picasso triggerfish when Yadokariya received some unusual fish from Mauritius…
Mauritius Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, is a picasso trigger you’ve probably never heard of
The Mauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, is one of seven species in the genus of Picasso triggerfish. Known only from the Western Indian Ocean, we’ve actually never seen the Mauritius triggerfish in person and the image above is the only one…
