Common name of Scarus altipinnis
 
Common name Sapa viviha
Language Gela
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Solomon Islands
Locality West Nggela
Ref. Foale, S., 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
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Remarks 'sapa' means to go out, seawards away from the shore; 'viviha' means thunder. May connote the noise made by these fish as they feed in very large aggregations over the reef.
 
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