Invertebrates

Common name (latin name) - name in Chuukese

Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) - amwe (Chuukese)
Becoming increasing rare to find due to overfishing. It is easier to find:

Giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - amwe
The most common large clam in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

Coconut crabs (Birgus latro) - amwatang
Harvested at night by women for food.

Sea cucumber (Stichopus variegatus) - purek
Nothing fancy on the sea cucumber, except that it is harvested for their intestines by women for subsistence use, and some local sale. Also called curryfish.
Be alert for the tiny Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) that sometimes inhabits on or around sea cucumbers. Great exercise for eyes and macro photography!

image © Edge of reef

Fish

Rare Fish

Honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)


Common fish around Chuuk:

English name					Latin name				Chuuk name

Yellow fin tuna					Thunnus albacares 			toku 
Skipjack tuna					Katsuwonus pelamis 			angaraap 
Dolphinfish					Coryphaena hippurus 			sopor 
Wahoo						Acanthocybium solandri 			ngaan 
Rainbow runner					Elagatis bipinnulatus 			anees 
Barracuda					Sphyraenidae 				saraw 
Shark mackerel					Grammatorycnus bicarinatus 		pweur 
Scads						Decapterus sp., 			soren 
Indian mackerel					Rastrelliger kanagurta 			senif 
Flying fish					Exocoetidae 				menger 
Parrotfish					Scaridae 				maraw 
Longnose parrotfish				Hipposcarus longiceps 			arr 
Humphead parrotfish				Bolbometopon muricatus 			ukuch 
Humphead maori wrasse				Cheilinus undulatus 			maam 
Unicornfish					Acanthuridae 				puna 
Longsnouted unicornfish				Naso unicornis 				pwotut 
Tang						Zebrasoma sp. 				mwoch 
Blue lined surgeonfish				Acanthurus lineatus 			fitichu (finang) 
Longnose emperor				Lethrinus miniatus 			unuun 
High-finned rudderfish				Kyphosus cinerascens 			kunufou 
Spotted grouper					Epinephelus maculatus 			ikekkar 
Tomato cod					Cephalopholis sonnerati 		udur 
Goatfish					Mullidae 				feinisi 
Rabbitfish					Siganidae 				umuno 

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