matavoana kind of emperor; perhaps Purple-Headed Emperor

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of emperor; perhaps Purple-Headed Emperor
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Lethrinidae
      • Example 4316:
        A matavoana a meha iana to tara potee nana bona pasuaromo. A iana bona he a karikarivana, evehee a benoo beera bara a mata nae na beera oha vareko nana bona pasuaromo. A nae nae mee na tara vabeera nana.
        The matavoana is another fish that looks like the emperor. This fish is scaly, but it has much meat and its eyes are a bit bigger than those of the emperor (pasuaromo). Its forehead also looks bigger.
        Source: Sii 42W 066-070
      • Example 4317:
        A matavoana. A meha iana a aniani magemagee teara. A iana bona a monamonaa kurus. A iana bona na tara potee nana bona pasuarom bara matapuhii. Evehee amaa kahoo riori bara maa kekeetoo vaa toon riori na vaavaha ni nana. A matapuhii a kahoo beera. O vihi tea pasuaromo a mara gogooravi. Evehee a vihi na matavoana na uruurunata vasiihum nana.
        The matavoana. Another edible fish that we like very much. This fish is very fat. This fish looks like the pasuaromo (emperor) and the matapuhii (Humpnose, Big-Eye Bream). But their heads and their fins on their backs are different. The Humpnose Big-Eye Bream has a big head. The tail of the pasuaromo emperor is reddish. But the tail of the matavoana emperor is dark brown.
        Source: Sii 46W 038-045

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