Redtoothed triggerfish - Odonus niger

Species Name: Odonus niger

Synonyms: Odonus niger, Xenodon niger, Balistes erythrodon, Odonus erythrodon

Common Names: Redtoothed triggerfish

Family: Balistidae (Triggerfishes)

Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes)

Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)

Max.Size: 50.0 cm / 20 inches

Environment: Marine-reef

Origin: Western and Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Central and Eastern Central Pacific

Temperament: Harmless

Company: Odonus niger (Redtoothed triggerfish) should be kept in the same aquarium as organisms that are familiar to it in wild.

Aquarium Setup: Odonus niger (Redtoothed triggerfish) is an intelligent and curious fish and should be given rocks, caves, and other decor for hiding and play spaces. They like to dig and rearrange things, so you might have to fasten heavy objects well. Provide your Redtoothed triggerfish with clean water, temperatures in the high seventies and a pH value between 8.2 and 8.4.

Food: Odonus niger (Redtoothed triggerfish) eats a varied diet and will gladly eat echinoids, eggs, bivalves, tunicates, crabs, worms, gastropods, algae, detritus, sponges, hydrozoans, mollusks, shrimp, clams and cut fish fillet.

Breeding: We have no information about the breeding of Odonus niger (Redtoothed triggerfish) in aquariums.

Redtoothed triggerfish – Odonus niger picture. Copyright www.jjphoto.dk

Odonus niger - Redtoothed triggerfish. Copyright www.jjphoto.dk