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Rhinecanthus aculeatus
English: Lagoon Triggerfish (1); Hawaiian: humuhumu-nukunuku-apua'a (1)
As recorded: Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- January 2, 1970
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet; lagoon side; off Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory (EMBL)
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1970, G.R. Allen also collected 16 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Rhinecanthus aculeatus. BPBM 8892. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38433375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8892.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38433375 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026