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Rhinecanthus rectangulus
The Hawaiian name (humuhumunukunukuapua'a) may be one of the longest words in the Hawaiian language and it is joked that "the name is longer than the fish." The reef triggerfish was originally designated the official fish of Hawaii in 1985.
Spotted on Jun 22, 2014
Submitted on Mar 13, 2015
2 Comments
ghehe that's awesome, Jackie :) Thanks for sharing this.
For Jae. Phew. I didn't break anything with the long hawaiian name.