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BPBM 7673Ichthyology
Melichthys niger
English: Black Triggerfish; Black Durgon (1); Hawaiian: humuhumu ele ele (1)
As recorded: Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- G.S. Haywood and G. FredholmG. Fredholm →G.S. Haywood →
- Date
- November 2, 1968
- Locality
- Fanning Island; NW of entrance to English Harbor
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 2, 1968, G.S. Haywood and G. Fredholm also collected 2 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melichthys niger. BPBM 7673. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37533514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7673.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37533514 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026