hoovu Red Emperor

• • Red Emperor
  • • animals, fishes

  Scientific Name

  Lethrinus

  • • Example 2218:
      

      A hoovu na teitei nana namana bara tea masi tea maa kopua. A hoovu a iana a beera. A suin nae na maramara kakaavoo batana. A hoovu na aniani nana bono katoo, o kehaa bara kobaa. A iana bona na aniani ria tavaan. A hoovu a iana a mataa kurusu.

      The Red Emperor stays in the ocean and in the reef in the lagoons. The Red Empreror is a big fish. Its body is whitish. The Red Emperor eats crabs, shells and hermit crabs. This fish is eaten by the people. The Red Emperor is a very good fish.

      Source: Vaa 09W 140-145

Related entries

• See also:
  • katoo crab (generic term)
  • kehaa shellfish; shell of a shellfish
  • kobaa hermit crab
  • ahiahi kind of emperor
  • pana (of humans and animals) cheeks
  • pingaa Longfin Emperor
  • potee² be like something or somebody