#2345 · 🐟 fish
Lagoon Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
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what is it?
The lagoon triggerfish ( Rhinecanthus aculeatus ), also known as the blackbar triggerfish , the Picasso triggerfish , the Picassofish , and the Jamal , is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 4,259 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Lagoon Triggerfish
- scientific name
- Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Tetraodontiformes
- family
- Balistidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 4,259
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Balistidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 83884, Wikidata Q1331593, GBIF 2407235, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.