Entries from Rensch 1983 in Pollex-Online

Karl H.Rensch, Fish names of Wallis Island (Uvea). Pacific Studies 7(1): 59-90 (1983).

Language Item Description
East Uvea Moaga Generic term for some Parupeneus spp.
East Uvea Toke Generic term for morays
East Uvea Po niu Boxfish (Ostracion sp.) Uncertain Semantic Connection
East Uvea Kapoa Catfish eel (Plotosus lineatus)
East Uvea Mutu/mutu Abudefduf sordidus
East Uvea Malau mata mu Priacanthus hamrur (Bigeye)
East Uvea Tufu Scarus spp. (Parrotfishes)
East Uvea Menega Scarus schlegeli Borrowed
East Uvea Galo Bolbometopon muricatus
East Uvea PaŹ”ala Scomberomorus commerson, Spanish mackerel
East Uvea Kata/kata Fish sp. (Scombridae)
East Uvea Lai (Euthynnus affinis)
East Uvea Hauhau lele Dendrochirus zebra, Pterois spp. (Scorpionfishes)
East Uvea Ponu Plectropomus spp. Phonologically Irregular
East Uvea Gutu kao A kind of snapper
East Uvea Maga A kind of snapper