Common name of Elagatis bipinnulata
 
Umgangssprachlicher Name Desui
Language Palauan
Typ Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Land Palau
Fundort Palau
Ref. Johannes, R.E., 1981
Lebensstadium juveniles and adults
Geschlecht females and males
Core
Erster Bezug
Zweiter Bezug
Remarks Local fishers are not familiar with the spawning behavior of desui. Ngiraklang, said to be Palau's most knowledgeable fisherman, says that based on the condition of the gonads, it probably spawned around the full moon. This is consistent with the published observations of Johannes. On the fringing reef along the east coast of Peleliu, Johannes easily approached a school of desui swimming in a tight clockwise direction. Samples from this school showed ripe individuals; he believes it was a spawning aggregation (Ref. 2928). Also Ref. 10494, 100789.
 
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