In the spotlight
Un retour à l'océan pour Ripple, la tortue caouanne
La tortue caouanne, recueillie par Nausicaá en janvier 2026 retrouve l'océan après un séjour au centre de soins de l'Aquarium La Rochelle.
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.
