In the spotlight
Meet the octopus at Nausicaá
A common octopus has just joined the ‘Mankind and Shores‘ exhibition.
Identity card
White-banded triggerfish
- Scientific name:
- Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Family:
- Balistidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1758, Linnaeus
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, tropical eastern Atlantic (from Senegal to South Africa).
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, lagoons, sandy or detrital bottoms, between 0 and 50 m (often between 0 and 10 m).
- Size:
15 cm on average, up to 30 cm.
- Diet:
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Seaweed, detritus, molluscs, crustaceans, worms, sea urchins, fish, corals, tunicates, eggs.
