mahaa Lined Bristletooth; black fish with stripes, closely related to [...]

Part of Speech n2
    • Lined Bristletooth; black fish with stripes, closely related to the rabitava-fish
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Ctenochaetus striatus ; acanthuridae
      • Example 4036:
        A mahaa a iana a tatabonata ae a kakato, evehee a paru. Na teitei batana teo vasu bara na vavaavihi binubinu batana komana tahii. Na antee raara tea tara irihi bara tea kopua mee. Na aniani batana bona maa taba vaa komano kasuana ae o kasuana mee to aniani bata nae. A mahaa a iana a mataa na aniani ria tavaan.
        The Lined Bristletooth is a short broad black fish. It stays in the stones and travels everywhere in the sea. We can see it at the edge of the reef and also in the lagoon. It eats the things in the ground, and it also eats the sand. The Lined Bristletooth is a good fish, the people eat it.
        Source: Vaa 09W 248-253
      • Example 4037:
        A mahaa na gono kaakoo raara tea ruuvu.
        The Lined Bristletooth we get by diving.
        Source: Eno 11W 134

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