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The Gilded Triggerfish or Blue-throated Triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus, is a spotted gray triggerfish
Triggerfish

Triggerfishes are brightly colored fish of the family Balistidae. Often marked by lines and spots, they inhabit warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific....
. Males of the species have blue cheeks and yellow-bordered white fins. They can grow up to 22 centimeters (8.7in) in length.

s distributed throughout Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
 and the Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeography region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia....
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ke most trigerfish, it is rarely aggressive towards other fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
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The Gilded Triggerfish or Blue-throated Triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus, is a spotted gray triggerfish
Triggerfish

Triggerfishes are brightly colored fish of the family Balistidae. Often marked by lines and spots, they inhabit warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific....
. Males of the species have blue cheeks and yellow-bordered white fins. They can grow up to 22 centimeters (8.7in) in length.

Where is it Found

It is distributed throughout Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
 and the Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeography region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia....
.

In The Aquarium

Unlike most trigerfish, it is rarely aggressive towards other fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
. It needs a minimum size tank of 75 gallons. When it gets settled it likes to swims in the open waters above rocky or sandy substrates. This triggerfish is one of the only triggerfish that will breed in the home aquarium
Aquarium

An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. fishkeeping use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants....
. This fish should not harm any sessile invertebrates but may eat ornamental shrimps. Males have a blue throat patch and a bright yellow edge to the tail, dorsal and ventral fins.

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