mabuu² kind of trumpetfish

• • kind of trumpetfish
  • • animals, fishes

  Scientific Name

  Aulostomidae

  • • Example 4007:
      

      O mabuu a iana vai a bebeahu koa. Na tei me nana bono vihi bara o buo kekeetoo teve. O meho kekeetoo teve mee na tei nana teo rom. Ahiki beara tara tamuana o mabuu. O mabuu na potee koana bene ta naono vai e ta totobin koa.

      The trumpetfish is a long fish. It has a tail and two fins. Another fin is also on the trunk. We do not often see the trumpetfish. The trumpetfish just looks like a straight piece of wood.

      Source: Sii 46W 072-076

    • Example 4008:
      

      Enaa paa tahi vue o mabuu, enaa he paa sue u beo hoohoa.

      I speared a trumpetfish, thinking that it was a needlefish.

      Source: Eno 20W 004

Related entries

• See also:
  • hoohoa kind of needlefish
  • kekeetoo fin
  • ta² piece; bit