Common name of Halichoeres bivittatus
 
Common name Punheta
Language Portuguese
Dialect Latin
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality CearĂ¡
Ref. Lima, H.H. and A.M. Oliveira, 1978
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core taste/smell
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Cooked tapioca cake or also masculine masturbation (Ferreira, 1999). The second meaning is related to the fact of being slippery when you try to get it.
 
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