Picasso triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus assasi)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Picasso triggerfish
Local names:
Assasi triggerfish, Arabian picassofish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
Rhinecanthus assasi, commonly known as the Assasi triggerfish or Arabian picassofish, is a species of fish in the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes.
Rhinecanthus assasi reaches up to 30 centimeters long.
It is tan above and white below with blue stripes between and below the eyes.
It feeds mostly on invertebrates.
R. assasi mostly lives in or near coral reefs.
It occurs in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
