Common name of Naso unicornis
 
Common name Brown unicornfish
Language English
Type Market
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country French Polynesia
Locality
Ref. Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett and E. Christian, 1972
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Name equivalent to 'ume paa' used in the Leeward Islands, 'ume tahiti' used in Marquesas Islands (Ref. 12402); 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979).
 
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