Common name | Chongchutl |
Language | Palauan |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Palau |
Locality | |
Ref. | Helfman, G.S. and J.E. Randall, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Chongchutl means 'sucking on a piece of sugarcane', it also refers to the Palauan practice of sucking on the soft parts of the skull of these fishes (Ref. 10494). |