| Common name | Temengula melechtadui |
| Language | Palauan |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Territory | Palau |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Helfman, G.S. and J.E. Randall, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
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| Remarks | This fish is held between two fingers when presented to a deity as food, thus giving it the spots on either side (Ref. 10494). |