Triggerfishes (Balistidae)

PINKTAIL TRIGGERFISH or PINKTAIL DURGON

humuhumu hi‘u kole
Melichthys vidua



Portlock Point, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 22, 2007

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 17, 2008

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - August 9, 2008

Mahi Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - March 14, 2009

BLACK TRIGGERFISH or BLACK DURGON

humuhumu ‘ele‘ele
Melichthys niger




Turtle Canyon, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 22, 2007

WEDGETAIL or PICASSO or REEF TRIGGERFISH

humuhumu-nukunuku-ā-pua‘a
Rhinecanthus rectangulus




Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - August 9, 2008

Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i - April 23, 2009

LAGOON TRIGGERFISH

humuhumu-nukunuku-ā-pua‘a
Rhinecanthus aculeatus


Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i - April 23, 2009

LEI or WHITELINE TRIGGERFISH

humuhumu lei
Sufflamen bursa

Portlock Point, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 22, 2007

Kewalo Basin Pipe, O'ahu, Hawai'i - October 6, 2007

Mahi Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 17, 2008

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 17, 2008

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - June 14, 2008

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - August 9, 2008

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - August 9, 2008

BRIDLED TRIGGERFISH

humuhumu mimi
Sufflamen fraenatus

Mahi Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 17, 2008

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 17, 2008

Mahi Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - December 6, 2008

Black Rock, O'ahu, Hawai'i - June 27, 2009