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BPBM 5025Ichthyology

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
H.G. Hornbostel
Date
July 28, 1923
Locality
Guam
Island
Guam
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of Rhinecanthus rectangulus · collected 1900–1971Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 28, 1923, H.G. Hornbostel also collected 7 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus rectangulus. BPBM 5025. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38433902. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5025.

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