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BPBM 15260Ichthyology

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

English: Lagoon Triggerfish (1); Hawaiian: humuhumu-nukunuku-apua'a (1)

As recorded: Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by
V.E. Brock et al
Date
August 1963
Locality
Johnston Atoll; lagoon; SW of small boat channel
Record type
Preserved specimen
33 Bishop specimens of Rhinecanthus aculeatus · collected 1902–1983Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus aculeatus. BPBM 15260. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38436725. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15260.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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