Reef Triggerfish
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| Rhinecanthus rectangulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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The Reef Triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian name humuhumu nukunuku apua‘a, is one of several species of triggerfish. Classified as Rhinecanthus rectangulus, it is endemic to the salt water coasts of various central and south Pacific Ocean islands. The Reef Triggerfish is especially prominent in the coral reefs of the Hawaiian Islands where it is revered as the official state fish.