Common name of Naso tuberosus
 
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).
 
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