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BPBM 5026Ichthyology

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 4, 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 4, 1923, H.G. Hornbostel also collected 10 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus rectangulus. BPBM 5026. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38432634. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5026.

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