humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

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The humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa is a brightly colored reef triggerfish native to the Pacific Ocean and culturally significant in Hawaii.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaʻa 1
humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish
marine animal
reef triggerfish
averageLength approximately 20 centimeters
bodyShape laterally compressed
class Actinopterygii
coloration brightly colored pattern
commonName reef triggerfish
wedge-tail triggerfish
culturalSignificance important in Hawaiian culture
defenseMechanism erectable dorsal spine
diet omnivorous
eats algae
crustaceans
mollusks
sea urchins
small invertebrates
family Balistidae
foundIn Indo-Pacific region
lagoon reefs
genus Rhinecanthus
habitat coral reefs
shallow coastal waters
hasAlternativeSpelling humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa self-linksurface differs
surface form: humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaʻa

humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa
hasBehavior diurnal
territorial
hasColor black
blue
white
yellow
hasFin dorsal spine
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength approximately 30 centimeters
mentionedIn Hawaiian folklore
Hawaiian songs
nameLanguage Hawaiian
nameMeaning triggerfish with a snout like a pig
nativeTo Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean
order Tetraodontiformes
phylum Chordata
recognizedAsStateFishSince 1985
reproduction egg-laying
scientificName Rhinecanthus
surface form: Rhinecanthus rectangulus
stateFishOf Hawaii
stateFishStatus official state fish of Hawaii
swimmingLevel near reef bottom
taxonRank species

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hawaii stateFish humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa hasAlternativeSpelling humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaʻa