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rock cod

19 Kiribati words

• kuau
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (sm).
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (sm).
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (A small, cream colored rock cod with brown hexagonal shaped markings; There are a number of similar species which all have some form of brown hexagonal markings and are also known as kuau.).
  • Goo & Banner rock cod; grey color; poisonous (cc).
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (carnivorous with heavy bodies; large mouths; small scales and round fins) (hh).
• karabaibai
  • Sabatier <fish> rock cod.
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (sm).
• nimako
  • Sabatier a fish, young of mako, rock cod.
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (sm).
• ntabokai
  • Sabatier a stone-eating fish (rock cod).
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (sm).
• kuaumamaninga
  • Sabatier fish, rock cod.
  • Goo & Banner spotted rock cod (This is a pale colored fish with dark spots, which may be reddish brown or dark brown; The spots are round, as large as the eye and quite widely spaced; This fish is said to be poisonous but as it is thought to cause madness, it is not often eaten.) (hh).
• ikatuaia
  • Sabatier black rock codd <fish>.
  • Goo & Banner black rock cod (sm).
• tawia
  • Sabatier a fish. blue spot rock codd.
  • Goo & Banner blue spot rock cod (sm).
• nimanang
  • Sabatier a fish, kind of kuau, rock cod.
  • Goo & Banner black rock cod (hh,y,ll).
• nikoro
  • Sabatier <fish> red rock codd (poisonous).
  • Goo & Banner red rock cod; poisonous (cc).
• uananti
  • Sabatier (2) (Abaiang) a red fish (rock cod).
  • Goo & Banner an Abaiang word for a species of red fish, possibly a rock cod (ll).
• maneku
  • Sabatier a fish with large throat, rock cod (very poisonous).
  • Goo & Banner spotted rock cod (This rock-cod is a very dangerous species and has poisoned and even killed many people. It is a rather repulsive looking fish with thick, fleshy pectoral fins. In color it may be pale with dark spots,... e ones may be uniformly dark; There is a black saddle-like mark between the tail and the dorsal fin. Although the fish are eaten in most poisonous areas, the occasional poisonous specimen is still found in every area where poisonous fish have.
• baru
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (sm).
• kuamamaninga
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (sm).
• ikantaeka
  • Goo & Banner black rock cod (sm).
• nikuau
  • Goo & Banner rock cod (fry) (ll).
• kuaurang
  • Goo & Banner spotted rock cod (hh,ll).
• nikuauau
  • Sabatier a fish, young of kuau, rock cod fry.
• bakati
  • Goo & Banner jewfish (this rock cod grows to an enormous size but is not often caught; it is considered to be poisonous in all areas where poisonous fish have been found) (hh).
• bukitakeiau
  • Goo & Banner sea bass (A beautiful rock cod which may be brown, red, or orange with blue spots; The crescent shaped tail and the dorsal and anal fins, have a broad yellow edge; The pectoral fin is bright yellow with a red bar; A few years ago this fish was poisonous in several places but is now eaten on most islands) (hh).