User:Sabon Harshe/Fish
Fijian fish names:[1]
Some generic fish names:
Fijian name | English | Family |
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baludawa | parrotfish | Scaridae |
boila | moray eel | Muraenidae |
dridri | several surgeonfishes | Acanthuridae |
kake | several snappers | Lutjanidae |
kawakawa | grouper | Serranidae |
labe | several wrasses | Labridae |
lematua | scorpionfish | Scorpaenidae |
nuru | any small finger-length fish | Apogonidae, Pomacentridae, etc. |
rawarawa | blue or green parrotfish | Scaridae |
rusarusa | small rabbitfish | Siganidae |
sumusumu | pufferfish | Tetraodontidae |
tivitivi | butterflyfish | Chaetodontidae |
ulavi | gray or white parrotfish | Scaridae |
Endangered reef species:
Fijian name | English |
---|---|
kuita | Octopus sp. |
kabatia | Lethrinus harak |
saqa | Caranx ignobilis |
kanace | Moolgarda engeli |
ulavi | Gray or white parrotfish |
vonu | Sea turtles |
labe | Halichoeres trimaculatus |
nuqa | Siganus vermiculatus |
kawakawa | Epinephelus polyphekadion |
ta | Naso unicornis |
tabace | Acanthurus triostegus |
dridri | 3 Acanthurus sp. |
vasua | Tridacna gigas |
deou | Upeneus vittatus |
Veitikina
veisau- ↑ Unsworth, Richard KF.; Golden, Abigail S.; Naisilsisili, Waisea; Ligairi, Isikele; Drew, Joshua A. (2014). "Combining Natural History Collections with Fisher Knowledge for Community-Based Conservation in Fiji". PLoS ONE. 9 (5): e98036. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098036. ISSN 1932-6203.