Redtoothed Triggerfish by @big.blue.sea The Redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific area, and the sole member of its genus. Some other common names include blue triggerfish, redfang triggerfish, redtoothed filefish, and Niger triggerfish. Redtoothed Niger Triggerfish are normally deep purple with bluish-green markings on their heads and glowing light blue margins on the tail lobes and fins. Just like other fish in the family Balistidae, the tail is lyr

Wow! Look how this fish swims! This is a red toothed triggerfish! Triggerfish have this sneaky extra fin located on the dorsal of their body, they use this fin to hid in crevices and avoid predators by locking their ‘trigger’ fin into place! This means that big scary predators can’t pull them out of the rocks! We have many species of trigger fish here at Cairns aquarium along with 16 000 other native animals! Come in and visit today! We are open everyday from 10am -3pm 📷 @sharlee.correa #cairns

The Redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific swimming und