Rhinecanthus assasi

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes

Familia: Balistidae
Genus: Rhinecanthus
Species: Rhinecanthus assasi
Name

Rhinecanthus assasi
Vernacular names
English: Arabian Picasso triggerfish
日本語: ピカソトリガーフィッシュ
ไทย: ปลาวัวปิกัสโซเรดซี

Rhinecanthus assasi, commonly known as the Assasi triggerfish or Arabian picassofish,[2] is a species of fish in the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes.
Description

Rhinecanthus assasi reaches up to 30 centimeters long. It is tan above and white below with blue stripes between and below the eyes.[3] It feeds mostly on invertebrates.[4]
Habitat and distribution

R. assasi mostly lives in or near coral reefs. It occurs in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.[4]
References

"Rhinecanthus assasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Froese, R.; D., Pauly. "Common names of Rhinecanthus assasi". FishBase.
Myers, R.F.; Lieske, E. (2004). Coral Reef Guide; Red Sea. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-715986-2.
Froese, R.; D., Pauly. "Rhinecanthus assasi, Picasso triggerfish". FishBase.