Rhinecanthus aculeatus

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

As recorded: Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: June 1, 1902
Locality: Nukuhiva
Island: Nukuhiva
Record type: Preserved specimen

33 Bishop specimens of Rhinecanthus aculeatus · collected 1902–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1902, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Rhinecanthus aculeatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,244 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Green Island, AU

(c) wild_felix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Okinawa, JP

(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

AU

(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Rewa, FJ-CE, FJ

(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus aculeatus. BPBM 2128. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38435886. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2128.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38435886 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026