Appendix E
Types of Fish and Methods of Fishing

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NET FISHING - LONG NET, THROWN NET

Scientific Name

Island

Ik kadre

A fish
Chelon vaigiensus

Rongelap - long net

Utot or dibab

butterfly fish
Chaetodon anriga

Uterik - long net

Pajrok

chub or rudder fish
Kyphosus vaigiensis

Rongelap, Wotho, Ailuk

Balle

Starry flounder
Platichthys stellus

Ailuk - long net

Jome

goatfish
Mulloidichyhys auriflama

Rongelpa, Urerik - thrown

Jo

goatfish
Mulloidicthys samoensis

Rongelap - long net
Rongelap - thrown net

Marshallese Name

or

wut

wot

Method

net

‘

Wotho - not specified
Aliluk -

grouper

Rongelap, Ailuk - long net

Tinar

small grouper

Ailuk -

Kalemee j

blue spotted grouper

Ailuk -

Kuro

grouper
Epinephelus fuscogultatus

Ailuk -

Ettou

mackerel
Trachurops crumepthalmus

Rongelap - thrown net,
long net

Tool

mullet

Rongelap, Wotho - long net

Akor

mullet
Chelon vaigiensis

Uterik ~ long and thrown net

Tak

needle fish

Mao or Mera

parrot fish

Momo

Epinephelus hexagonatus

Cepahalopholis argus

Crenmugil crenilabis

Belone platyura, Raphiobelone robusta

Rongelap, Ailuk ~- long net

Wotho, Ailuk

Scarus jonesi/sordidus

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