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BPBM 5020Ichthyology

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

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

As recorded: Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by
H.G. Hornbostel
Date
July 30, 1923
Locality
Guam
Island
Guam
Record type
Preserved specimen
33 Bishop specimens of Rhinecanthus aculeatus · collected 1902–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 30, 1923, H.G. Hornbostel also collected 7 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus aculeatus. BPBM 5020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38436374. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5020.

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