korobehe Virgate Rabbitfish

• • Virgate Rabbitfish
  • • animals, fishes

  Scientific Name

  Siganus virgatus ; Siganidae

  • • Example 3776:
      

      A korobehe a iana a tatabonata bara kakato, teitei batana irihi bara tea maa kopua. Na aniani nana bona ahono ae o pesuu bara meha maa taba vaa komana tahii. O toutou nae na antee nana tea tou vaakamis araara. A suin na korobehe a tokotokoo paru. Na kana riori tea kave bara na ruuvu riori mee.

      The Virgate Rabbitfish is a broad and short fish, it stays at the edge of the reef and in the lagoons. It eats the green and the brown seaweed and other things in the sea. Its spikes can painfully sting us. The body of the Virgate Rabbitfish has black spots. It is caught by netting and also by diving and spearing.

      Source: Vaa 09W 215-219

    • Example 3777:
      

      A iana vai o korobehe na potee nana bono maraahiri. Evehee a iana bona na tei batana irihi. O korobehe bara o maraahiri ge o paeri na vaapeha koari a suin riori.

      This fish, the Virgate Rabbitfish, is like the Maraahiri Rabbitfish. But this fish stays at the edge of the reef. The Virgate Rabbitfish and the Marahiiri Rabbitfish or the Spinefoot have just the same body.

      Source: Sii 11W 082-084

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• See also:
  • maraahiri rabbitfish
  • tou sting somebody; prick somebody