Hawaii State Fish

Humuhumunukunukuapua`a Rhinecanthus rectangulus Adopted: May 2, 2006

Hawaii State Fish: Humuhumunukunukuapua`a
Credit: Morphbank - Florida State University

Hawaii Law

The following information was excerpted from the Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 5.

CHAPTER 5 - EMBLEMS AND SYMBOLS.
SECTION 5-11.5. State fish.

[§5-11.5] State fish. The Humuhumunukunukuapua`a (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), also known as the rectangular triggerfish, is established and designated as the official fish of the State. [L 2006, c 67, §2]

Sources...

Hawaii Revised Statutes. Hawaii State Legislature. 2009. 23 February 2009
Morphbank (http://www.morphbank.net, 23 February 2009). Florida State University, School of Computational Science, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4026 USA.
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.

Additional Information

What is the Hawaii state fish?: Kohala Coast Web Blog Article.

Rhinecanthus rectangulus. humuhumu nukunuku apua'a. wedge triggerfish: Fishes of Kaloka-Honokohau National Historic Park.

Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801): The Encyclopedia of Life dynamically synthesizes biodiversity knowledge about all known species, including their taxonomy, geographic distribution, collections, genetics, evolutionary history, morphology, behavior, ecological relationships, and importance for human well being, and distribute this information through the Internet.

Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801): Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Rhinecanthus rectangulus: CalPhoto photographs. The Biodiversity Sciences Technology group (BSCIT), a part of the Berkeley Natural History Museums at the University of California, Berkeley.

State Fish: Complete list of official state Fish.

More symbols & emblems: Complete list of official Hawaii state symbols.

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