Picasso Triggerfish at Palma Aquarium

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They can be heard breaking stones or molluscs when it is feeding time.

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Listen to the sounds made by Triggerfish during feeding time. They have a strong jaw with teeth adapted to crush and break shells. You can hear them breaking stones or molluscs when it is time to feed.

Measures

30 cm.

Diet

Small crustaceans, fish, sponges, algae, sea urchins, different species of corals and worms.

Conservation Status

Extinct

Threatened

Low risk

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Picasso Triggerfisch

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Did you know ?

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Measures

Diet

Conservation Status

Extinct

Threatened

Low risk

Origin

Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans.