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Redtooth Triggerfish

Odonus niger

Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.

18
Media items
Photos and videos
8
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
2 trips
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Archive ecology

Conditions where we found it

SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.

Depth evidence
0.0–13.6m
Median 2.5m · n=8
Water temperature
27.0–28.0°C
Median 28.0°C · n=14

Depth basis: 0 recorded, 8 profile-estimated, 6 contextual.

Consistent water window

14 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.

Recent encounters trend shallower

The recent-half median is 13.2m shallower than the earlier-half median. This is an archive pattern, not a population conclusion.

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Repeatable archive pattern · 17 observations / 8 dives

Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 0.0–13.2m
0–5m10–15m

Camera-clock comparison

Morning · 1Night · 16
  • • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
  • • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
  • • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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Creature trail

A life through time and place

8 encounters

  1. #8 · May 20, 2026

    Verde Island

    Puerto Galera · Asia 2026

    10.9m · Dive-average context28.0°C

  2. #7 · May 20, 2026

    Verde Island

    Puerto Galera · Asia 2026

    0.0m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C

  3. #6 · May 14, 2026

    Pinnacles (South)

    Puerto Galera · Asia 2026

    0.0m · Estimated at capture time27.0°C

  4. #5 · May 14, 2026

    Pinnacles (North)

    Puerto Galera · Asia 2026

    9.2m · Dive-average context27.0°C
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Species field guide

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Field notes

Encounter profile

Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.

Odonus niger - The redtoothed triggerfish 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.

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Representative encounters

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