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Wedgetail Triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Least concern

Wedgetail Triggerfish
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Overview

The reef triggerfish, also known as the rectangular triggerfish, wedgetail triggerfish or by its Hawaiian name humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, is one of several species of triggerfish. It is found in coral reefs in the entirety of the Western Pacific Ocean from North to South and Eastern Central Pacific. It is also found in the Indian Ocean from East to West and the Southeast Atlantic Ocean. It exists in 0 to 50 meters in depth.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Reef triggerfish — CC BY-SA 4.0