Melichthys niger

English: Black Triggerfish; Black Durgon (1); Hawaiian: humuhumu ele ele (1)

As recorded: Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by

W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, V.E. Brock, et alVernon Brock →W.A. Gosline →Johnson Randall →

Date

December 31, 1952

Locality

Oahu; Waikiki; reef

Island

Oʻahu

Record type

Preserved specimen