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Reef trigger fish. (11111536093)

Image of Lagoon triggerfish

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Description: The lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picasso triggerfish, or the Picassofish, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hawaiian name for the fish, humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (pronounced [ˌhumuˌhumuˌnukuˌnukuˌwaːpuˈwɐʔə]), also spelled Humuhumunukunukuapua'a or just humuhumu for short (meaning "triggerfish with a snout like a pig.") is shared with the reef triggerfish (R. rectangulus), the state fish of Hawaii. Date: 18 November 2013, 11:35. Source: Reef trigger fish.. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location20° 47′ 34.07″ N, 156° 30′ 44.25″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 20.792798; -156.512292.

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