Well done! Lets hear it for Hawaiis official state fish. Its equally tongue-twisting scientific classification is Rhinecanthus rectangulus its common name is reef triggerfish but most Hawaiians just call it humuhumu. There are many interpretations of what this very long name means and one definition is that humuhumu means stitched or sewn together perhaps because the blocks of bright color on the humu resemble a patchwork quilt and nukunuku-apua means snout like a pig perhaps because the fish likes to root around in the reefs and sand while looking for food and makes a grunting sound when threatened.
Although the humu is edible most folks dont bother. Leave em in the ocean or on your back.
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