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BPBM 2447Ichthyology

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

English: Wedgetail Triggerfish; Picasso Triggerfish; Reef Triggerfish (1); Hawaiian: Humuhumu (1), humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua'a (1)

As recorded: Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by
W.A. Bryan
Date
August 1902
Locality
Minami Tori Shima
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of Rhinecanthus rectangulus · collected 1900–1971Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus rectangulus. BPBM 2447. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38434164. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2447.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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