genun kind of parrotfish

• • kind of parrotfish
  • • animals, fishes

  Scientific Name

  Scaridae

  • • Example 1008:
      

      A genun na gono raara tea sunuu tea bon. Tea roava he na poto koa raara.

      We catch the genun parrotfish by torch fishing at night. During the day we catch it with our hands.

      Source: SiiSen 03W 182 rev by Ond

    • Example 1036:
      

      Dee maa a bonaa hoohoo, enaa re hoohoo o genun.

      Get the hoohoo fishing basket and trap the parrot fish.

      Source: Sii 51W 084

    • Example 1553:
      

      A genun a iana sa rutaa vira haana, na bebeera vasiihum nana. O hum teitei teve tea maa kopua, ei tea pesuu ae paano vasu. A genun na aniani nana bono pesuu ae ahono. Na teitei nana tea pesuu vaa irihi ae tea pesuu vaa tea maa kopua. Be tei tea ahono ore paa pereperee potee bona ahono. Be tei tea pesuu ore paa uruurunata potee bono pesuu.

      A genun is not a very small fish, it is quite big. Its place (habitat) is in the lagoon, in the brown seaweed and under the stones. The genun eats the brown seaweed and the green seaweed. It stays in the brown seaweed of the edge of the reef and the brown seaweed of the lagoon. When it stays in the green seaweed, it is green like the green seaweed. When it stays in the brown seaweed, it is dark brown like the brown seaweed.

      Source: Vaa 09W 121-126

Related entries

• See also:
  • bonaa hoohoo trapping basket; a fishing basket woven from coconut midribs and used for catching tiny fish in rocks in the reefy areas; the "bonaa hoohoo" is carried on the right side on a belt.
  • sunuu³ torch fishing; fishing by torchlight
  • genunu kind of parrotfish
  • hoohoo trap fish in the hoohoo-basket
  • hum teitei habitat
  • pereperee¹ green
  • roava³ daytime
• Subentry:
  • genunu kind of parrotfish