| Common name | Lagoon humu |
| Language | English |
| Dialect | English/Hawaiian hybrid |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Hawaii |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Carpenter, R. and B. Carpenter, 1981 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
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| Remarks | The word "humu" of the common name is an English language partial adoption of a native Hawaiian word. That adoption comes from the Hawaiian word "humuhumu" which is the general Hawaiian name for triggerfishes. |