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Scientific ClassificationScientific Classification
Hawaiian Name:Hawaiian Name: • Black Triggerfish Black Triggerfish (Humuhumu’ele’ele)(Humuhumu’ele’ele)
• Picasso Triggerfish Picasso Triggerfish (Humuhumunukunukuapua’a)(Humuhumunukunukuapua’a)
Species:Species:
• Melichthys Niger / Rhinecanthas AculeatusMelichthys Niger / Rhinecanthas Aculeatus
Phylum:Phylum:
• ChordataChordata
Class:Class:
• ActinopterygiiActinopterygiiOrder:Order:
• TetraodontiformesTetraodontiformesFamily:Family:
• BalistidaeBalistidae
Scientific ClassificationScientific Classification
HabitatHabitat
• Warm Coastal WatersWarm Coastal Waters
• AtlanticAtlantic
• MediterraneanMediterranean
• Indo-PacificIndo-Pacific
• Coral ReefCoral Reef
• LagoonsLagoons
Distinctive CharacteristicsDistinctive Characteristics
• General Colors: Molten General Colors: Molten Browns, Yellows, and GraysBrowns, Yellows, and Grays
• Queen Triggerfish: Strikingly Queen Triggerfish: Strikingly Blue, Green, YellowBlue, Green, Yellow
• Avg. Length: 1 footAvg. Length: 1 foot
• Rough Skin and Laterally Rough Skin and Laterally Compressed BodiesCompressed Bodies
Behavioral CharacteristicsBehavioral Characteristics
• AggressiveAggressive
• TerritorialTerritorial
• SolitarySolitary
• DiurnalDiurnal
Feeding NicheFeeding Niche
• Coral ReefCoral Reef
• CrustaceansCrustaceans
• Large ZooplanktonLarge Zooplankton
• AlgaeAlgae
• OmnivorousOmnivorous
Defense MechanismsDefense Mechanisms
• FadingFading
• GruntingGrunting
• Locking of SpinesLocking of Spines
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