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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{distinguish|Bluethroat triggerfish}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Gilded Triggerfish
| image = Gilded Triggerfish, male - Xanthichthys auromarginatus.jpg
| image_caption = Male gilded triggerfish
| taxon = Xanthichthys auromarginatus
| authority = ([[Edward Turner Bennett|E. T. Bennett]], 1832)
}}
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.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} <!-- It is usually placed in a minimum size tank of {{convert|280|L|gal}}.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} -->  This fish usually does not attack any sessile [[invertebrates]], but may eat ornamental shrimp.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

==References==
*[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=6030&genusname=Xanthichthys&speciesname=auromarginatus FishBase Species Summary]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061231160854/http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/stender/fishes/triggerfishes/auromarginatus.htm Coral Reef Network: ''Xanthichthys auromarginatus'']

==External links==
* {{sealifephotos|219897}}

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[[Category:Balistidae]]
[[Category:Fish of Hawaii]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1832]]


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