Sumu uli | Humuhumu ʻeleʻele (Melichthys niger)
“Sumu uli | Humuhumu ʻeleʻele” (Melichthys niger) drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with graphite on paper, 5.5" x 4" (13.97cm x 10.16cm).
Melichthys niger (black triggerfish) is:
- Sumu uli in Sāmoa
- Humuhumu ʻeleʻele in Hawaiʻi
Balistidae (Triggerfish) is:
- Sumu in Sāmoa
- Humuhumu in Hawaiʻi
- Humu in Tonga
- ʻŌʻiri in Tahiti
- Humu in Niuē
Melichthys niger is also known as::
Black durgon
5.5" x 4" (13.97cm x 10.16cm)
09/10/2025
Samoan
Polynesian
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