angalaa unga
baalabu
n.
crown of thorns starfish
Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer December 5, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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baba
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n.
white-edged lyretail; yellow-edged lyretail
Scientific name: Aetobatus narinari; Variola louti,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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benben
n.
mahi mahi or common dolphinfish
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus
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bikinak
bongongo-loubuge
n.
rabbitfish
Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith November 29, 2006 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Siganus puellus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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bono
n.
eel variety
Scientific name: Synaphobranchus brachysomus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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buu
buu
dada
n.
red snapper
Example: Photo by Florida Fish and Wildlife Center April 3, 2012 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Lutjanus vaigiensis,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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danedaneauli
n.
shark sucker
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 12, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Echeneis naucrates,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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doholaa
n.
whale
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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doudu
n.
fish sp.: spiny puffer
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duudae bilibili
n.
octopus ink
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duudae nguu
inky secretion of squid
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duudae nguu
n.
squid ink
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gala
n.
goatfish species
Scientific name: Mullidae sp.
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gamu
n.
branching coral
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 22, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gawidi
n.
ghost crab
Example: Photo by beautifulcataya May 1, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Ocypodinae sp.,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gee
gelebek
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n.
bridled triggerfish; scribbled or scrawled triggerfish
Scientific name: Sufflamen fraenatus; Alutera scriptus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gelu
n.
Vlaming’s unicorn fish
Scientific name: Cyphomycter vlamingi,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gelu akau
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n.
bluespine unicornfish; whitemargin unicornfish
Scientific name: Naso unicornis; Naso annulatus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gili-uu
n.
zebra striped sturgeon fish
Example: Photo by Cliff July 20, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Zebrasoma veliferum,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gina
gugu
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midnight snapper; black and white snapper
Scientific name: Macolor macularis; Macolor niger,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gungaadada
school of red snapper
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hono
n.
green sea turtle
Example: Photo by prilfish July 20, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Chelonia mydas,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hugume
n.
orangespine unicornfish
Scientific name: Naso lituratus
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humu-dee
n.
undulate triggerfish
Example: Photo by zsispeo February 10, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Scientific name: Balistapus undulatus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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kamu
la
n.
halfbeaks
Scientific name: Hemiramphus sp.
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labelabe
n.
olive-scribbled wrasse
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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labelabe
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n.
sea green wrasse; dragon wrasse
Scientific name: Novaculichthys macrolepidotus; Novaculichthys taeniourus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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leduge
n.
spotted firmfin
Scientific name: Cirrhites pinnulatus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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leduge
n.
yellowtail coris
Scientific name: Coris gaimard
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liba hai ono tau
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n.
brown tang; lined surgeonfish
Scientific name: Acanthurus lineatus; Acanthurus lineatus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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liba luuli
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lavender tang; chocolate surgeonfish
Scientific name: Acanthurus nigrofuscus; Acanthurus pyroferus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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madabagu
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peacock grouper; brown-banded seabass; coral hind
Scientific name: Cephalopholis argus; Cephalopholis boenak; Cephalopholis miniata,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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mahimahi
n.
dolphin
Example: Photo by manoellemos February 9, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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malau
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crowned squirrelfish; samurai squirrelfish; smallmouth squirrelfish
Scientific name: Sargocentron diadema; Sargocentron ittodai; Sargocentron microstoma,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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malungi
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arc-eye hawkfish; black-sided hawkfish; whitespot hawkfish
Scientific name: Paracirrhites arcatus; Paracirrhites forsteri; Paracirrhites hemistictus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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manini
n.
convict tang
Scientific name: Acanthurus triostegus
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matadalima
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scalloped hammerhead; Great Hammerhead
Scientific name: Sphyrna lewini; Sphyrna mokorran,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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matua elo
n.
goatfish species
Scientific name: Mullidae sp.
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mogo
nohu
taa
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sabre squirrelfish; blue-lined squirrelfish
Scientific name: Sargocentron spiniferum; Sargocentron tiere,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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taadolu
n.
dark-striped squirrelfish
Scientific name: Sargocentron praslin
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takamomo
n.
blue boxfish
Scientific name: Ostracion meleagris
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tanu
n.
coral grouper
Scientific name: Plectropomus leopardus
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tauwin
n.
symbiotic bird/fish relationship where tuna chase small fish to the surface and birds descend and eat them from the air. good for fishing.
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togolaudia
udu
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n.
green jobfish, also known as slender snapper
Scientific name: Aprion virescens,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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