roovu kokobusu grouper species

• • grouper species
  • • animals, fishes

  Scientific Name

  Epinephelus ; Serranidae

  • • Example 4170:
      

      Roovu kokobus mee. O roovu bona a marabi, evehee tokotokoo paru.

      There is also the roovu kokobus (a grouper). This grouper is brown, but has black spots.

      Source: Sii 42W 004

    • Example 6230:
      

      O roovu bari na teitei batari irihi ei rapana namana bara tea maa kopua mee. A roovu kokobus a paru, evehee a tokotokoo kakaavoo. A iana a mataa tea ani.

      These groupers stay at the edge of the reef, that is near the ocean and also in the lagoons. The kokobus groupers are black, but they have white spots. The fish is good to eat.

      Source: Vaa 09W 355-357

    • Example 6231:
      

      Roovu kokobus a roovu, evehee na magimagi vareko nana, ae a topotopokosi paru mee. A iana bona na teitei batana tea maa hopo ge paano vasu, ei tea maa hum evaeva. Na antee ri raara tea rahi tea araa ge tea ruuvu.

      The roovu kokobus is a grouper, but is quite tender, and it has black spots, too. This fish stays in the caves or under the stones, in the places with corals. We can catch it by line fishing or diving.

      Source: Eno 11W 199-203

Related entries

• See also:
  • kokobusu sea cucumber; bêche-de-mer
  • roovu grouper; Honeycomb Grouper; Brown-Spotted Reef Cod
  • marabi² brown