Common name of Nebrius ferrugineus
 
Common name Bagea (ro)rodo
Language Gela
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Solomon Islands
Locality
Ref. Foale, S., 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier behavior
2nd modifier
Remarks '(ro)rodo', i.e., blind, may connote the small eye of this species or its sedentary habit; in Pijin, it is called sleeping shark.
 
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