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-amás

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v 1. flatter, praise; 2. talk duplicitously, act hypocritically, change one’s side in a dispute

-apwe

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v. plant (certain plants such as taro, papaya, kava, sugarcane, manioc)

-arakarak

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v/a 1. shake (as a tree); 2. shaky, loose, slack

-arhiápw

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v warm oneself, sit near a fire

-ariari

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v 1. give, give out, distribute; 2. purchase, buy something with money

-arupwufi

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v divide, separate, cut in half, come between (as two fighting men)

-arupwárupwa

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v intr flap (as a bird its wings)

-arɨs

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v intr laugh

-asɨri

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v succeed, win, better act or interact such that one comes out ahead (implying another loses), belittle another, be lucky

aice

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snow

akunekune

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v. poison (for example a fish)

amriamen

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put in order

apeki

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v. to clear away bush or brush, to scratch, claw, or carry away

aphi

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v. to slap

ia-kawapur

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v I run with speed

ia-keri tapou sei nerei

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v I dig taro’s bed for planting

(Bislama) mi tikim hol blo taro

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you

(Bislama) yu

jihi flower

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n flower stamen

kaha

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grandparent

kamsiwi

Rhyothemis phyllis https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/149704-Rhyothemis-phyllis
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Yellow-striped Flutterer

Example: Photo by givernykate / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

kamti

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n. kind of taro

kanɨspéin

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kind of stick bug

kaprapra

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n. long basket made of coconut leaves

kapuapu

This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.
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n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3226)

Example: This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.

karari

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kind of shellfish

karig

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power stone

karwase

When parents go away to a feast or garden, children take a pile of soil 12 in. diameter, put this flower on top, surround wth some ashes and then hide in the house to wait to see if the dwarf spirit appears (Karwase Haruase). Sometimes the spirit will come and then scare the children. Ancestors used these spirits and games to teach children to stay together and not wander alone. As the dwarf spirit will take you.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5120)

Example: When parents go away to a feast or garden, children take a pile of soil 12 in. diameter, put this flower on top, surround wth some ashes and then hide in the house to wait to see if the dwarf spirit appears (Karwase Haruase). Sometimes the spirit will come and then scare the children. Ancestors used these spirits and games to teach children to stay together and not wander alone. As the dwarf spirit will take you.

karwerew

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brown

kaunáun

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middle vent in Iasur crater

kerieri

kerieri
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fan

kipori ia tasiapen

Phyllidiella pustulosa https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49728-Phyllidiella-pustulosa
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Pustulose Wart Slug

Example: Photo by tonydiver / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

konianaker

konianaker
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grouper (deep sea)

konianaker

Epinephelus ongus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-ongus.html
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White-streaked grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

konphar

Lutjanus monostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-monostigma.html
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One-spot snapper

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

konuwak arwerew

Plectropomus oligacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-oligacanthus.html
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Highfin coralgrouper

Example: Photo by David R / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

konuwak pitew

Plectropomus laevis http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-laevis.html
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Blacksaddled coralgrouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kurgen

Epinephelus tauvina http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-tauvina.html
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Greasy grouper (reef fish)

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kwanatis

The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.
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[kwana:tɨs] n. herb to 75 cm tall, flowers purple (collection: Michael J. Balick #4731)

Example: The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.

káurapɨg

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n. kind of tree, variety of niemƗs

makhum

Scarus globiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-globiceps.html
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Globehead parrotfish

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

makmakɨ nap

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n spark (of fire)

manhewao asori

Caranx ignobilis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-ignobilis.html
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Giant trevally (deep sea)

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

marao

Sargocentron spiniferum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-spiniferum.html
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Sabre squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

mark apamus

Macropygia mackinlayi
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Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove

Example: Photo by David Cook Wildlife Photography / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

minin akwes

Acanthurus nigrofuscus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-nigrofuscus.html
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Brown surgeonfish

Example: Photo by David Burdick / via guamreefli License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

mwatuk

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penis

nakanakan

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n. kind of tree

nakefiji

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kind of plantain from Fiji

Example: Used for cooking

namritajɨk

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older brother

napaneien

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protective magic

napoti

Macolor macularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Macolor-macularis.html
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Midnight Snapper

Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

napuga

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coral

napw fwe ieremha

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n. puffball

nare

Kastom medicine for male impotence (big bamboo = (Nare) penis). Take six 3 in. pieces of the young inflorescence before it opens, chop it and mix with a double handful of leaves from 5047 (Alternanthera brasiliana) add water (1 liter) and squeeze in cup. Patient drinks 2 bottles/day for 1 week, avoid alcohol--whisky, rum, no kava, no tobacco. Stay away from wife or partner. 1 week passes with this treatment, man is much more potent.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5037)

Example: Kastom medicine for male impotence (big bamboo = (Nare) penis). Take six 3 in. pieces of the young inflorescence before it opens, chop it and mix with a double handful of leaves from 5047 (Alternanthera brasiliana) add water (1 liter) and squeeze in cup. Patient drinks 2 bottles/day for 1 week, avoid alcohol--whisky, rum, no kava, no tobacco. Stay away from wife or partner. 1 week passes with this treatment, man is much more potent.

nare

This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5039)

Example: This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.

narer

1. The stems can be used as posts or rafters in traditional houses. If used as a rafter, it is used as mid-roof brace placed longitudinally on the roof, going from one end of the house to the other. This part of the roof is known as kuar kuo. 2. When in flower, taro is considered soon to be ready. When the fruit is falling, it is considered time to harvest the taro.
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n. well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4248)

Example: 1. The stems can be used as posts or rafters in traditional houses. If used as a rafter, it is used as mid-roof brace placed longitudinally on the roof, going from one end of the house to the other. This part of the roof is known as kuar kuo. 2. When in flower, taro is considered soon to be ready. When the fruit is falling, it is considered time to harvest the taro.

narrer

People use trunk for houseposts as the stem is very straight. The stem also can be used for firewood.
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[næhɨr] n. well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3111)

Example: People use trunk for houseposts as the stem is very straight. The stem also can be used for firewood.

nasar

Use leaf to line earth oven on top of stones to protect lap lap from burning. If you’re building a bush house in the forest, children can sleep on these leaves in a temporary house.
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5111)

Example: Use leaf to line earth oven on top of stones to protect lap lap from burning. If you’re building a bush house in the forest, children can sleep on these leaves in a temporary house.

navisaien

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argument

nekaritang

Used to trap birds. Cut the stem of this plant and collect the sap. Take a small vine locally known as Nanupi, and roll the vine into a ball, infuse it with white latex which then turns brown, put it in a papaya or banana tree--when a bird comes to feed on the fruit of those trees, it gets stuck to the ball and can’t leave. This is good for harvesting small birds to be eaten.
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n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3107)

Example: Used to trap birds. Cut the stem of this plant and collect the sap. Take a small vine locally known as Nanupi, and roll the vine into a ball, infuse it with white latex which then turns brown, put it in a papaya or banana tree--when a bird comes to feed on the fruit of those trees, it gets stuck to the ball and can’t leave. This is good for harvesting small birds to be eaten.

nekatirou

Hibiscus rosasinensis
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[nakatirew] n. shrub, 3-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3157)

nekira

Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)

Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.

nenɨs

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fog, ground fog

neta

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blood

niagɨn

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n. primary forest

niepi

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n. 1. palm (Metroxylon warburgii), 2. kind of spear

niknapus

Acalypha wilkesiana
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3078)

nikoraku

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n. small plant with variegated leaves

nuamera

This is used as a medicine to treat babies and children with fever. Take 1 handful of leaves and squeeze the "juice" from them into a cup, add a small amount of water, just enough to dilute the strong taste of the leaf liquid. Drink 3 or 4 times a day until fever is reduced. This liquid is also good for people who have done heavy work or who are old, as it is said to strengthen the veins. So, if a person is feeling week, they can drink a few cups of this preparation. The name "Nuamera" refers to "live veins," meaning that it will make your veins come alive and bec
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n. vine on pipturus tree, growing at edge between forest and garden of sweet potato and taro. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3147)

Example: This is used as a medicine to treat babies and children with fever. Take 1 handful of leaves and squeeze the "juice" from them into a cup, add a small amount of water, just enough to dilute the strong taste of the leaf liquid. Drink 3 or 4 times a day until fever is reduced. This liquid is also good for people who have done heavy work or who are old, as it is said to strengthen the veins. So, if a person is feeling week, they can drink a few cups of this preparation. The name "Nuamera" refers to "live veins," meaning that it will make your veins come alive and bec

nɨfaga

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coconut leaf sheath fibre

nɨfamera

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n. kind of banana

nɨkava napenkaru

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n. Two day kava (one stays intoxicated for two days)

nɨkawahai-rea

Straight stem used for spear shaft
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[nəkwa̤j reje] n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3132), used to make fishing spears, and used to make small house posts that support thatch roof

Example: Straight stem used for spear shaft

nɨmaha

nɨmaha
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reef, growing coral

nɨmɨtɨk

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kind of red soil found in south Tanna

nɨrfwerɨg

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n. dry banane leaf (used to roll tobacco)

pawpawuk

Yoma sabina https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/358951-Yoma-sabina
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Australian Lurcher

Example: Photo by birdexplorers / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

pawpawuk

Belenois java peristhene https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486299-Belenois-java-peristhene
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Caper White

Example: Photo by givernykate / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

pawpawuk

Thyas coronata https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121948-Thyas-coronata
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t.o. Owlet Moth

Example: Photo by leonperrie / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY via inaturalist.org

pawpawuk pitew

Hypolimnas bolina https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70174-Hypolimnas-bolina
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Great Eggfly

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pran parei

pran parei
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kind of crab that lives in dirty water

pusukuni

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[posokoni] lightning that stuns or kills fish

reia

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chicken

reiwaiu

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come down

Example: told to someone to come down

rewhɨk

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n my incisor (tooth)

rinhem

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his/her mum, his/her mother

suku

suku
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[suku] n. type of mushroom

tafha, nafwerouk, kahimaregi, namitɨg , napuei mhia, kormahak, nwera, napuei

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coconut stages, one through eight

tamakao

Photo by K. David Harrison, Aneityum island, Vanuatu, Dec. 2018.
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Red Jungle Fowl (male)

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Aneityum island, Vanuatu, Dec. 2018.

tannapen

To increase milk flow in a nursing mother, take a double handful of leaves and put in 1 liter of water. Drink one bottle twice a day for three days.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5047)

Example: To increase milk flow in a nursing mother, take a double handful of leaves and put in 1 liter of water. Drink one bottle twice a day for three days.

Tapir

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tikismares

Schefflera neoebudica
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n. understory tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4208)

tɨsi nɨmɨrhi

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n. orange or lemon thorn

waeniwa

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kind of plantain, has large fruits

Example: Used for cooking

warakou

warakou
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ray (general)

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

yakawi nouk

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v I planted yam (only yam we can use this word ’yakawi’ that mean planted)

yakwi net

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I am fishing with a net

yanar

Crenimugil crenilabis http://fishbase.org/summary/Crenimugil-crenilabis.html
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Fringelip mullet

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

yerman sei kijirimak sa namritaik

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my elder sisiter;s husband

yesu

Parupeneus insularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-insularis.html
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Twosaddle goatfish

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase