#reef triggerfish

[dcasom]

fishe studies pt 3 reef triggerfish || atlantic pollock || hogfish

[snototter]

A reef triggerfish, wedge tail triggerfish, or humuhumunukunukuapua'a (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) in Kona, Hawaii

by Tom Barnes

[scottpartridge]

Day 20 of #birdtober25 hosted by @birdsnotmosquitoes and @alohaposthi is ʻŪlili (Wandering Tattler) + Fish

[i-give-you-a-fish]

Im taking my sister fishing for the first time may we have a fish for good luck?

You get a Reef Triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

[samimarkart]

new sticker in the shop!

5% of all profits this month will be donated to ‘Āina Momona, a community organization dedicated to achieving environmental sustainability through restoring social justice and Hawaiian sovereignty! We had a successful donation for pride month and wanted to keep up a rotating donation every month for different causes :)

[starboy-scribbles]

I’m back with more drawings of marine life! This colourful Hawaiian fish is commonly known as a ‘reef triggerfish’ but actually holds the title (literally) for the fish with the longest name!

I think they’re really cool little guys, they’re really territorial (and rather grumpy) and they have big teeth to bite chunks out of rocks which they spit out as sand after eating the algae and minerals.

This fish’s name literally translates to “fish with a snout like a pig’s” and it’s the national fish of Hawaii.

Another fun fact is that it has a double spine (one on its back and one on its belly) so it can flatten itself to squeeze into cracks in rocks.

[birdssong]

I lov you my fish girl

[antiqueanimals]

Lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), Reef triggerfish (Humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa) (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus), Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula), Boomerang triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa), Orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.

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