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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: J.E. Randall and A.A. ZychJohnson Randall →A.A. Zych →
Date: August 30, 1968
Locality: Minami Tori Shima; N end; surge channel
Island: Minami Tori Shima
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

21 Bishop specimens of Rhinecanthus rectangulus · collected 1900–1971Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 30, 1968, J.E. Randall and A.A. Zych also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Rhinecanthus rectangulus. BPBM 7175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38435904. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7175.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38435904 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026