Pinktail triggerfish

These fish are a blackish-brown, with pink tails and yellow mouths and pectoral fins. They use the spines on their dorsal fins to not just protect themselves from predators, but also to affix themselves to rocks and coral in order to hide.

Scientific Name
Melichthys vidua
Classification
Order: Tetraodontiformes, Family: Balistidae
Habitat
South of Southern Hokkaido, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

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