Protoform: PALU.1 [PN] Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus)
| Description: | Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Paru | Smallish red reef fish.... | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Palu | Deepwater fish | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Palu kavakava | (Plectorhynchus orientalis [Bloch]) | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Walu | Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) Problematic | (Hpr) |
| Luangiua | Paru | Fish sp. | (Sar) |
| Mangaia | Paru | A large ocean-going fish | (Bse) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Paru | Fish sp., Ruvettus | (Bck) |
| New Zealand Maori | Paru/u | An unidentified fish | (Wms) |
| Niuatoputapu | Palu | Snapper ? | (Dye) |
| Niue | Palu | Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus). Fish spp., mainly snapper and jobfish (Lutjanidae) (Sph). | (Hpr) |
| Niue | Palu teehii | Castor oil fish (Ruvettus pretiosus) | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Paru/mea | Snapper sp. | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Paru/mea, paru uri | Fish spp. | (Fbg) |
| Nukuoro | Balu | Fish sp | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Paru | Broad Alfonso (Boryx decadactylus) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Palu | Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) and other spp | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Paru | Snapper spp. (Etelis carbunculus) and (Pristipomides zonatus) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Pagu/pagu | Probably blue-finned triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Palu | Aphareus sp. , fish sp. | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Paru | The name of a fish | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Paru hoa | Orange rock-cod (Epinephelus truncatus) | (Bgn) |
| Takuu | Paru | Bottom-feeding prestige fish caught during ocean fishing, regardless of its individual name | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Paru | Large sea-fish of several species | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Palu | Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco) and other spp. | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Palu | A fish | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Paru | A fish; generic term for fish | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Palu | Fish (Ruvettus spp.) | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Pwaro | Pule-fish Problematic | (Fkm) |
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