Where does the Redtooth Triggerfish, Red-toothed triggerfish, Redtoothed triggerfish live?
Odonus niger has 4,175 records in 67 countries and territories, from 1829 to 2026. Most records come from Indonesia.
- 4,175 records
- 67 places
- 80 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataTetraodontiformesBalistidaeOdonus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 649 | |
| French Polynesia | 531 | |
| Philippines | 294 | |
| Maldives | 283 | |
| Egypt | 241 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 241 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 240 | |
| American Samoa | 221 | |
| Australia | 186 | |
| Guam | 89 | |
| India | 89 | |
| South Africa | 84 | |
| Kiribati | 72 | |
| United States | 70 | |
| Malaysia | 64 | |
| Palau | 62 | |
| Fiji | 61 | |
| Thailand | 60 | |
| Seychelles | 54 | |
| Japan | 50 | |
| Taiwan | 50 | |
| Mozambique | 37 | |
| Réunion | 36 | |
| Solomon Islands | 33 | |
| Nauru | 32 | |
| New Caledonia | 27 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | |
| Oman | 25 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 25 | |
| Sri Lanka | 18 | |
| Timor-Leste | 17 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | |
| Micronesia | 15 | |
| Tanzania | 14 | |
| Mauritius | 13 | |
| Myanmar | 12 | |
| Kenya | 11 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 10 | |
| ZZ | 10 | |
| Djibouti | 9 |
Showing the top 40 of 67 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Balistidae.
Black durgon triggerfish, Black triggerfish
42,022 records
Striped Triggerfish, Orange-lined triggerfish
16,921 records
Pinktail triggerfish
16,268 records
Spotted Triggerfish, Ocean triggerfish, Rough triggerfish, Spotted oceanic triggerfish
13,141 records
Scythe Triggerfish, Boomerang triggerfish
11,838 records
Halfmoon triggerfish
6,968 records
White-banded triggerfish
5,675 records
Titan triggerfish
5,627 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.