Common name of Caranx papuensis
 
Common name Tupatupa
Language Misima-Paneati
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Papua New Guinea
Locality
Ref. Kinch, J., 1999
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'tupa' means to come up agianst ; refers to the action when feeding on small hardyheads and scads (Ref. 41468).
 
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