White-banded triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish, Picassofish
Distribution: from the Red Sea and East Africa to Southern Japan, Hawaii, Marquesas, Tuamotu, the Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe.
May be confused with Rhinecanthus verrucosus, Rhinecanthus rectangulus and Rhinecanthus assasi.
at Lagon de Saint-Leu (Réunion Island) © fred00
at Trou-aux-Biches (Mauritius) © mibouvet
at Kosi Bay Mouth Aquarium Reef (South Africa) © remora
at Hilton Moorea (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © automated_house
at Flat Island & Gabriel Island (Mauritius) © mcpeff
at Hilton Moorea (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © mikalm
at Lagon de Saint-Leu (Réunion Island) © phildd
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © phildd
at Flic en Flac (Mauritius) © anne
at Nanatha Bay (Mozambique) © manceau
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © team
at Lagon de Trou d’Eau (Réunion Island) © team
at Plage des Roches Noires (Réunion Island) © team
at Lagon de Saint-Leu (Réunion Island) © team
at InterContinental Resort Tahiti (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © globetrekker-az
at Green Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef) © team
at Ile aux Bénitiers (Mauritius) © phildd
at Dhiffushi (Male Atolls) © phildd
at Baie de Jinek (New Caledonia) © team
at Tetamanu/Fakarava South Pass (Tuamotu Islands) © subdadyves
at Dhonveli (Male Atolls) © hampestampe1981
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef) © adminsnorkeling
at Tunnels Beach (Kauai) © adminsnorkeling
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © adminsnorkeling
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © migloo974
at Ama Beach (Japan) © adminsnorkeling
at Aharen Beach (Japan) © adminsnorkeling
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