Gilded triggerfish
# Gilded triggerfish

The gilded triggerfish or blue-throated triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus, is a spotted gray triggerfish. Males of the species have blue cheeks and yellow-bordered, white fins. It is widely, but locally, distributed at islands in the Indo-Pacific.

## In the aquarium

Unlike most triggerfish, it is rarely aggressive towards other fish. This fish usually does not attack any sessile invertebrates, but may eat ornamental shrimp.

