pereke Rainbow Runner; jack

Part of Speech n2
    • Rainbow Runner; jack
      • animals, fishes
    • Scientific Name Elagatis bipinnulata ; Carangidae
      • Example 5589:
        A pereke a iana vaa namana. Na dadao bata raara bona urupi. A iana bona a bebeahu, evehee a tara vakakaavoo ae na rahirahi vakasikasiree batana. A suin nae a raramun, ahiki to karivana. Na gono kaakoo mi raara tea tasukihi, ae tea huuhua.
        The Rainbow Runner is a fish of the deep ocean. We also call it urupi. This fish is long, and it looks grey and has yellow stripes. Its body is smooth, there are not any scales. We catch it by the fishing method called tasukihi and by line fishing while paddling.
        Source: Eno 20W 040-046

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