The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters, and most of them are vowels, which explains words like Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa. What is a Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa - or Humuhumu for short?

Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa is also known as a reef triggerfish, or the rectangular triggerfish, and sometimes even the wedgetail triggerfish. Bottom line is: it's a triggerfish. It is commonly found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific. You can recognize by its yellow and black coloration.

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