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Wedgetail Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus rectangulus This Wedgetail Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus rectangulus was just too shy and hard to get close to, to get a better picture :( Fish,French Polynesia,Reef Triggerfish,Rhinecanthus rectangulus,Tahiti,Triggerfish,Wedgetail Triggerfish Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Wedgetail Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus rectangulus

This Wedgetail Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus rectangulus was just too shy and hard to get close to, to get a better picture :(

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The Reef Triggerfish

The reef, rectangular, or wedge-tail triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian name, humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa , also spelled Humuhumunukunukuapua'a or just humuhumu for short, 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.

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Similar species: Box, Puffer And Trigger Fishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jun 23, 2020. Captured Oct 6, 2019 11:54.
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  • TG-6
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO1600
  • 18mm