Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Lagoon Triggerfish
As recorded: Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
- Date
- 1902
- Locality
- Upolu Island; N side; Apia
- Island
- Upolu Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
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 5019. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38436790. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5019.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38436790 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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