~ 80 cm ~ 35 cm ~ 40 cm ~ 24 cm ~35 cm
Aol (small–medium); Mesekelat (large) Uluu Kelat Bsukel Desachel Chanos chanos • Milkfish Liza vaigiensis • Squaretail mullet Moolgarda seheli • Bluespot mullet Myripristis berndti • Bigscale soldierfish Sargocentron spiniferum • Sabre squirrelfish
~ 40 cm ~ 20 cm ~ 30 cm ~ 50 cm ~ 60 cm
Mengardechelucheb Temekai Temekai Hludel temekai Tiau Cephalopholis argus • Peacock hind Cephalopholis cyanostigma • Bluespotted hind Cephalopholis miniata • Coral hind Epinephelus fuscoguttatus • Brownmarbled grouper Plectropomus areolatus • Squaretail coralgrouper
~ 80 cm ~ 85 cm ~ 45 cm ~ 40 cm ~ 80 cm
Mokas Katuu tiau Bekerkard el tiau Otewot Erobk Plectropomus laevis • Blacksaddle coralgrouper (dark form) Plectropomus laevis • Blacksaddle coralgrouper (pale form) Plectropomus leopardus • Leopard coralgrouper Carangoides orthogrammus • Island trevally Caranx ignobilis • Giant trevally
~ 60 cm ~ 60 cm ~ 30 cm ~ 45 cm ~ 30 cm
Orwidel Esuch Reall Keremlal Kelalk Caranx melampygus • Bluefin trevally Caranx sexfasciatus • Bigeye trevally Lutjanus fulvus • Blacktail snapper Lutjanus gibbus • Humpback red snapper Macolor niger • Black and white snapper
~ 15 cm ~ 50 cm ~ 30 cm ~ 40 cm ~ 28 cm
Kotikow Yaus Itotech Metenguiremel Udech Gerres oyena • Common silver biddy Plectorhinchus lineatus • Diagonal-banded sweetlips Lethrinus harak • Thumbprint emperor Lethrinus lentjan • Pink ear emperor Lethrinus obsoletus • Orange-striped emperor
~ 55 cm ~ 40 cm ~ 35 cm ~ 50 cm ~ 80 cm
Mechur Besechamel Bang Komud; Beab (dark phase) Dekedek chelais (small); Ngimer (medium); Maml (large) Lethrinus xanthochilus • Yellowlip emperor Monotaxis grandoculis • Humpnose bigeye bream Parupeneus barberinus • Dash-and-dot goatfish Kyphosus vaigiensis • Lowfin drummer Cheilinus undulatus • Humphead wrasse
~ 35 cm ~ 70 cm ~ 25 cm ~ 48 cm ~ 30 cm
Budech Berdebed (small); Kemedukl (large) Beyadel (female); Ngesngis (male) Ngyaoch (small); Berkism (large) Mellemau Choerodon anchorago • Anchor tuskfish Bolbometopon muricatum • Bumphead parrotfish Cetoscarus ocellatus • Spotted parrotfish Hipposcarus longiceps • Pacific longnose parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri • Bleeker’s parrotfish
~ 40 cm ~ 45 cm ~ 60 cm ~ 25 cm ~ 25 cm
Elebdechukl Otord Butiliang Meyas Klsebuul Scarus ghobban • Bluebarred parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos • Steephead parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus • Redlip parrotfish Siganus fuscescens • Dusky rabbitfish Siganus lineatus • Goldlined rabbitfish
~ 25 cm ~ 17 cm ~ 40 cm ~ 35 cm ~ 52 cm
Belai Elas Mesekuuk Erangel Um Acanthurus lineatus • Lined surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus • Convict tang Acanthurus xanthopterus • Yellowfin surgeonfish Naso lituratus • Orangespine unicornfish Naso unicornis • Bluespine unicornfish
Produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with the Palau Government Bureau of All illustrations by Les Hata, except for: Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Chlorurus bleekeri, Choerodon anchorago, Marine Resources (BMR), with funding assistance from the Australian Government, the European Union, France and Hipposcarus longiceps, Moolgarda seheli, Parupeneus barberinus, Plectorhinchus lineatus, Scarus ghobban, the New Zealand Aid Programme. Based on an original poster produced by the Palau Government Division S. rubroviolaceus and Siganus lineatus by Hazel Adams; and Carangoides orthogrammus, Lethrinus lentjan and of Marine Resources. Palauan fish names verified by Charley I. Matsutaro (BMR). Macolor niger by Rachel O’Shea. ~: Commonly up to this size, measured from tip of snout to fork in tail. fork tip of snout to from measured this size, up to ~: Commonly © SPC, 2015