Reef Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,892
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The reef triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known as the rectangular triggerfish, wedgetail triggerfish or by its Hawaiian name humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (pronounced [ˈhumuˈhumuˈnukuˈnukuˈwaːpuˈwɐʔə], meaning 'triggerfish with a snout like a pig', also spelled humuhumunukunukuapua'a or just humuhumu for short), is one of several species of triggerfish. It is found in coral reefs in the entirety of the Western Pacific Ocean from North to South and Eastern Central Pacific. It is also found in the Indian Ocean from East to West and the Southeast Atlantic Ocean.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Reef triggerfish”.