Blue Throat Colors?

[Gobie]

Help Me

I am confused what does a male juvenile blue throat triggerfish look like. Do they have the same coloration as a female? I can't get a good picture of a female. My blue throat is about five inches long, it has black fringes on itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s fins including itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s tail, the body is all gray. Looking at this page the last picture is suppose to be a blue throat but it has clear fins and a kind of red tail. Is this a picture of a female? What do I have? Male or female?

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/Fish.htm

 

[Gobie]

Does any one have a good picture they can post of a female blue throat?

 

[Mish]

I think the Females have clear fins.

 

[jda]

Juvi blue throats are had to tell sex on. That is why you see so many larger ones in the trade.

Males have yellow on the fins, females have clear fins. At 5", it should have adult coloration.

Here is a great article on the X. triggers:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/hcs3/index.php

 

[Gobie]

Thanks