# Indian triggerfish

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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2019}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Indian triggerfish
|status=LC
|status_system=IUCN3.1
|status_ref=<ref>{{cite iucn|author=Matsuura, K.|year=2022|title=''Melichthys indicus''|article-number=e.T193657A2255302|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T193657A2255302.en|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>
| image = Melichthys indicus Maldives.JPG
| taxon = Melichthys indicus
| authority = [J. E. Randall](/source/John_Ernest_Randall) & [Klausewitz](/source/Wolfgang_Klausewitz), 1973
}}
The '''Indian triggerfish''' ('''''Melichthys indicus'''''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fishbase.us/summary/Melichthys-indicus.html|title=Melichthys indicus summary page|website=FishBase|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> also known as the '''black-finned triggerfish''', has a brown body and black fins with white lines at the base of the [dorsal](/source/Dorsal_fin) and [anal fin](/source/anal_fin)s. It is found across the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean). They can grow up to {{convert|10|in|cm|abbr=on}} long.

The Indian triggerfish usually feeds on hard-shelled [mollusk](/source/mollusk)s and [echinoderms](/source/echinoderms), but some feed on [algae](/source/algae) and [zooplankton](/source/zooplankton). They are often very aggressive over their [eggs](/source/egg_(biology)), but are otherwise harmless. Indian triggerfish are very easy to keep at home. Some are peaceful but some are very aggressive towards other fish.

These are not to be confused with the Hawaiian '''black triggerfish''' or '''black durgon''' (''[Melichthys niger](/source/Melichthys_niger)''), which is often mistaken as being Indian triggerfish within the trade. The Indian triggerfish has never been found near Hawaii, but the two species bear a striking resemblance between each other because of the similar shape and coloration.

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Indian triggerfish
Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean
Category:Taxa named by John Ernest Randall
Category:Taxa named by Wolfgang Klausewitz
Indian triggerfish

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