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Rhinecanthus lunula in life
In life — Halfmoon Triggerfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nigel Marsh
BPBM 24458Ichthyology

Rhinecanthus lunula

Halfmoon Triggerfish

As recorded: Rhinecanthus lunula Randall & Steene, 1983

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by
R.C. Wass
Date
1978
Locality
Tutuila Island; [off S coast of]; Taema Bank
Region
American Samoa
Coordinates
-14.3167, -170.6500
Depth
20 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of Rhinecanthus lunula · collected 1969–1979Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus lunula. BPBM 24458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38436259. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/24458.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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