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bukitakeiau

Bingham

bukitaákeiau

n. a fish.

Goo & Banner

bukitaákeiau

sn. Variola louti.
n. 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).

Luomala

bukitakeiau

sn. Variola louti (serranidae).
n. grouper, seabass.

Topics: Fish, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)