pereperee² Green-Finned Parrotfish; Daisy Parrotfish

• • Green-Finned Parrotfish; Daisy Parrotfish
  • • animals, fishes

  Scientific Name

  Chlorurus sordidus ; Scaridae

  • • Example 1664:
      

      A pereperee na tahitahi ri raara ge gono kaakoo mi ri raara tea kave bara tea ruuvu..

      We spear the Green-Finned Parrotfish or we get them by netting or diving.

      Source:

      Eno 11W 180

    • Example 5593:
      

      A iana vai a pereperee a sii beera, na antee ri noman tea tara tea maamihu hum ei tahii, tea kopua bara rapana namana mee. A iana bona a pereperee, eve a taba to dao suku riori bari bona pereperee. A iana bona a mataa tea ani, na aniani ria tavaan.

      This green fish is quite big, you can see it everywhere in the sea, in the lagoon and near the ocean, too. This fish is green, that is why it is called pereperee 'green-finned parrotfish'. It is good to eat; the people eat it.

      Source:

      Vaa 09W 323-326

Related entries

• See also:
  • pereperee¹ green