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Humu Humu Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Also known as: Wedgetail Triggerfish • Wedgetail triggerfish • Black-banded trigger-fish
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Balistidae• Order: Tetraodontiformes
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Humu Humu Triggerfish, Wedgetail Triggerfish, Wedgetail triggerfish, Black-banded trigger-fish, Black-banded triggerfish, Humuhumu, Patchy triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish, Rectangle trigerfish, Rectangle triggerfish, Reef triggerfish, Saddle-shoe fish, Wedge picassofish, Wedge-tail triggerfish, Wedgetailed triggerfish, Humuhumu nukunuku apuaʻa, humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa, wedge triggerfish, Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, wedge-tail triggerfish, Black-banded Trigger-fish, Black-banded Triggerfish, Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, Rectangular Triggerfish, Reef Triggerfish, Wedge Picassofish, Wedge Triggerfish, Wedge-tail Trigger-fish, Wedge-tail Triggerfish, Wedge-tailed Triggerfish, White-barred Triggerfish
Class:
Actinopteri
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
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References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States
1
Ala Wai Boat Harbor, Honolulu, HI, US
1
Cité de Pêcheurs, , Réunion
1
Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
1
Cabbage Tree Bay, AU-NS-MN, AU-NS, AU
1
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First: 2/25/2011 · Latest: 10/1/2025
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