humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
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The humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa is a brightly colored reef triggerfish native to the Pacific Ocean and culturally significant in Hawaii.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaʻa | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaʻa