Table 2. Generic Fijian fish names.

Fijian name	English definition	Families represented
baludawa	parrotfish	Scaridae
boila	moray eel	Muraenidae
dridri	several surgeonfishes	Acanthuridae
kake	several snappers	Lutjanidae
kawakawa	grouper	Serranidae
labe	several wrasses	Labridae
lematua	scorpionfish	Scorpaenidae
nuru	any small finger-length fish	Apogonidae, Pomacentridae, etc.
rawarawa	blue or green parrotfish	Scaridae
rusarusa	small rabbitfish	Siganidae
sumusumu	pufferfish	Tetraodontidae
tivitivi	butterflyfish	Chaetodontidae
ulavi	gray or white parrotfish longer than 30 cm	Scaridae

Several generic Fijian names (i.e. those which represent multiple species) with approximate scientific definitions.