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Meet humuhumunukunukuapua a, the wedgetail triggerfish! This iconic Hawaiian reef fish is also known at the Picasso triggerfish, and its Hawaiian name has a fascinating meaning of which is still not ...

Most people are aware of the Hawaiian state fish, the humuhumunuknukuapua‘a, but they don’t realize we have several different types of trigger-fish that all begin with the Hawaiian name humuhumu.

Any Red Sea diver will have encountered colorful triggerfish along coral reefs, and some divers will have experienced the painful bite of their huge teeth if they get too close to their nesting ...

A gray triggerfish swims on Pleasure Reef off the Upper Keys during a recent diving excursion. DON RHODES keysinfonet.com The crew tied off the dive boat on the mooring ball at Pleasure Reef located ...

SUSAN SCOTT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Susan Scott / special to the star-advertiser The titan triggerfish defends itself with sharp teeth. Offspring defense is therefore left to the females, ...