koinia1 Convict Surgeonfish

Part of Speech n2
    • Convict Surgeonfish
      • animals, fishes
    • Scientific Name Acanthurus triostegus ; Acanthuridae
      • Example 1007:
        A koinia na gono raara tea kave ge tea sunuu taataana tea bon.
        The Convict Surgeonfish we get by netting or by torch fishing on the reef at night.
        Source: Eno 11W 090
      • Example 3582:
        A koinia a iana a tatabonata bara kakato. Tei rori o buaku o kaku koinia. A meha na dao riori bona koinia suuna. A meha he na dao riori bona koinia vuroro. A bua koinia vaarii na teitei batari irihi bara tea rapana namana. Na antee ri noman tea tara irihi be masi nana. Be puhana, ean repaa tara riori tea kopua. A koinia a kakaavoo eove he a rahirahi rom paru rom nae. A koinia a iana a mataa, na aniani ria tavaan.
        The Convict Surgeonfish is a broad and short fish. There are two kinds of Convict Surgeonfish. One is called genuine koinia. The other one is called the koinia vuroro. These two kinds of Convict Surgeonfish stay at the edge of the reef and near the ocean. You can see them when the tide is low. When the tide is high, you see them in the lagoon. The Convict Surgeonfish is white, but it has black vertical stripes on its trunk. The Convict Surgeonfish is a good fish, it is eaten by the people.
        Source: Vaa 09W 205-213

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