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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bibinaga
n.
mollusk sp.
Scientific name: Atactodea sp.,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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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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bono
n.
fish sp.; eel variety
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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buu
buu manga lolu
n.
long branching shell (long and pointy)
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daa
n.
violet squirrel fish
Example: Photo by Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble May 26, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Holocentrus violaceus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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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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dagua
n.
yellowfin tuna
Example: Photo by Nils Rinaldi October 8, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Neothynnus macropterus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duu lagalaga manini
school of surgeon fish
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
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n.
Hawksbill sea turtle
Scientific name: Eretmochelys imbricata,
Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.
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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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gima
gina
goneiga
n.
fish
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 22, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
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gugu
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n.
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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gungaadonu
school of sea bass
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hai hagallop
n.
manta ray
Scientific name: Manta alfredi
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hau-gili-awa
n.
eel
Example: Giant Moray. Photo by Derek Keats. August 28, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hiba
n.
flying fish
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hugume
n.
orangespine unicornfish
Scientific name: Naso lituratus
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kamu
la
n.
halfbeaks
Scientific name: Hemiramphus sp.
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leduge
n.
spotted firmfin
Scientific name: Cirrhites pinnulatus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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libata
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n.
pale-lipped surgeonfish; whitespotted surgeonfish; ringtail surgeonfish; Achilles tang
Scientific name: Acanthurus leucocheilus; Acanthurus guttatus; Acanthurus blochii; Acanthurus achilles,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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madabagu
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n.
peacock grouper; brown-banded seabass; coral hind
Scientific name: Cephalopholis argus; Cephalopholis boenak; Cephalopholis miniata,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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magamaga
n.
mimic octopus and similar species
Scientific name: Thaumoctopus mimicus
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makamak
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n.
starfish
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 24, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Asteroidea sp.,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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malau
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n.
crowned squirrelfish; samurai squirrelfish; smallmouth squirrelfish
Scientific name: Sargocentron diadema; Sargocentron ittodai; Sargocentron microstoma,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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matadalima
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n.
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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mogolewe
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n.
reef whitetip shark
Example: Let sleeping sharks lie by Barry Fackler via via Flickr
Scientific name: Triaenodon obesus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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ngadala-dee
n.
sea bass
Example: Photo by Malcomle Brown February 14, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Epinephelus fuscoguttatus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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ngatalate
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n.
speckled blue grouper; greasy grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus cyanopodus; Epinephelus tauvina,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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nguu
nohu
taadolu
n.
dark-striped squirrelfish
Scientific name: Sargocentron praslin
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tabatab
n.
slipper lobster species
Scientific name: Scyllaridae sp.
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tagabe agau
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n.
sailfin snapper; bluestripe snapper
Scientific name: Symphorichthys spilurus; Lutjanus kasmira,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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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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taro woroworo
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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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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ula
n.
tufted spiny lobster
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library October 25, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Panulirus penicillatus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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una
n.
scale of a fish
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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urumoni
n.
mahi mahi or common dolphinfish
Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus
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uu
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n.
coconut crab
Example: Photo by Drew Avery February 18, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Birgus latro,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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waeang