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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Blackbar triggerfish

Blackbar Triggerfish
Blackbar triggerfish by Fejo

The Lagoon triggerfish, (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picassofish, and the Jamal, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Hawaiian name for the fish, humu­humu­nuku­nuku­āpua‘a (pronounced [ˈhumuˈhumuˈnukuˈnukuˈaːpuˈaʔa]), also spelled humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua‘a or just humuhumu for short (meaning "triggerfish with a snout like a pig") shares the same name with the Reef triggerfish, the state fish of Hawaii.

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