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species

Black Durgon
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes » order Tetraodontiformes » family Balistidae - triggerfishes » genus Melichthys

Scientific synonyms

Balistes niger Bloch, 1786
Melichthys bispinosus Gilbert, 1890
Melichthys buniva (non Lacépède, 1803)
Balistes fuscolineatus Seale, 1901
Balistes kib Montrouzier, 1857
Balistes kibitar Montrouzier, 1857
Balistes piceus Poey, 1863
Melichthys piceus (Poey, 1863)
Balistes radula Solander, 1848
Melicthys radula (Solander, 1848)

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Other names

= Black Oldwife
= Black Triggerfish
= Blackfish
= Niger Head
= Niggerfish

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IUCN category 2024-1:	Least Concern
Data last updated: 2024-02-02 12:16:31

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Links and literature

FishBase [966]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]

AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/16163]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [193609]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024

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