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triggerfish

(Encyclopedia) triggerfish, any of several species of tropical reef fishes with laterally compressed bodies, heavy scales, and tough skins. They are named for the mechanism of the three spines of the…

puffer

(Encyclopedia) puffer or pufferfish, common name for some tropical marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. The puffers and their allies, including the boxfish, the porcupinefish, the triggerfish,…

Hawaii

  Hawaii State Information Capital: Honolulu (on Oahu) Official Name: Hawaii Organized as territory/republic: Republic, 1893; Territory, 1900 Entered Union (rank): August 21, 1959 (50th state)…