What is Reef triggerfish?
{{Speciesbox | image = Reef Triggerfish 1.JPG | image_caption = Adult in [[Hanauma Bay]], Hawaii | image2 = Rhinecanthus rectangulus X-ray.jpg | image2_caption = ''Rhinecanthus rectangulus'', X-ray image | taxon = Rhinecanthus rectangulus | authority = ([[Marcus Elieser Bloch|Bloch]] & [[Johann Gottlob Schneider|J. G. Schneider]], 1801) }} The '''reef triggerfish''' (''Rhinecanthus rectangulus'') is one of several [[species]] of [[triggerfish]]. It is also known as the '''rectangular triggerfish''', '''wedgetail triggerfish''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reefguide.org/hawaii/wedgetailtriggerfish.html|title=Wedgetail Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus rectangulus - Triggerfishes - Reef Triggerfish - Hawaii Reefs|website=reefguide.org|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref> or by its [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] name '''humuhumunukunukuāpua{{okina}}a''' ({{IPA-haw|ˈhumuˈhumuˈnukuˈnukuˈwaːpuˈwɐʔə|pron}}, meaning 'triggerfish with a snout like a pig'<ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/humuhumunukunukuapua%27a humuhumunukunukuapua'a]. humuhumunukunukuapua'a. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011). Accessed on The Free Dictionary. Retrieved on 2015-05-18.</ref>). The reef triggerfish is found at reefs in the [[Indo-Pacific]]<ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase | genus = Rhinecanthus | species = rectangulus | year = 2005 | month = December}}</ref> and is the state fish of [[Hawaii]]. == Description == The teeth and top lip are [[blue]] and the teeth are set close together inside its plump mouth. It has a laterally compressed body. It has a small second dorsal spine which is used to lock its main spine into an upright position. This locking helps protect it from predators. == State fish == The reef triggerfish was designated the official fish of [[Hawaii]] in 1985, but due to an expiration of a state law after five years, it ceased to be the state fish in 1990. However, in On April 17, 2006, the [[triggerfish]] became the state fish of [[Hawaii]] once again. == References == {{reflist}} {