Common names of Melichthys niger
n = 88
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Common Name Used in Language
(Dialect)
Type Official Trade Name
Balista-negra Cape Verde Portuguese Vernacular No
Baliste noir France French FAO No
Baliste noir France French FAO old No
Bbupel Micronesia Carolinian Vernacular No
Black durgeon Puerto Rico English Vernacular No
Black durgon Bahamas English Vernacular No
Black durgon Belize English Vernacular No
Black durgon Cayman Is. English Vernacular No
Black durgon Cuba English Vernacular No
Black durgon Dominica English Vernacular No
Black durgon Jamaica English Vernacular No
Black durgon Mexico English Vernacular No
Black durgon Puerto Rico English Vernacular No
Black durgon USA English AFS No
Black durgon triggerfish Global English Vernacular No
Black oldwife Barbados English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Australia English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Christmas I. English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Indonesia English Aquarium No
Black triggerfish Niue English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Micronesia English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Papua New Guinea English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Puerto Rico English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish South Africa English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish USA English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Hawaii English Vernacular No
Black triggerfish Global English FAO No
Blackfish St Helena English Vernacular No
Bus neg Dominica Creole, French Vernacular No
Cachúa negra Venezuela Spanish Vernacular No
Calafate Cuba Spanish Vernacular No
Calafate negro Nicaragua Spanish Vernacular No
Calafate negro Spain Spanish FAO old No
Cangulo Brazil Portuguese (African) Vernacular No
Cangulo-fernande Brazil Portuguese (African) Vernacular No
Cangulo-francês Brazil Portuguese (African) Vernacular No
Cangulo-negro Brazil Portuguese (African) Vernacular No
Cangulo-preto Brazil Portuguese (African) Vernacular No
Cochito negro Mexico Spanish AFS No
Doro Neth Antilles Papiamentu Vernacular No
Dròli-bambu Neth Antilles Papiamentu Vernacular No
Durgon czarny Poland Polish Vernacular No
Ebony triggerfish Australia English Vernacular No
Ebony triggerfish Timor-Leste English Vernacular No
Ele ele Hawaii Hawaiian Aquarium No
Fambil Cape Verde Creole, Portuguese Vernacular No
Furu-furu Dominican Rp Spanish Vernacular No
Galafate Cuba Spanish Vernacular No
Ho New Caledonia Fwâi (Also used in Jawe) Vernacular No
Hopupu Tuamotu Is. Tuamotuan Vernacular No
Humu tuakau Tokelau Tokelauan Vernacular No
Humu uli Tokelau Tokelauan Vernacular No
Humuhumu-'ele'ele Hawaii Hawaiian Vernacular No
Japonesa Puerto Rico Spanish Vernacular No
Kalihi India Maldivian Vernacular No
Karutha-karatti India Malayalam Vernacular No
Mai sunu Timor-Leste Other (Fataluku) Vernacular No
Manu klor Timor-Leste Other (Makasae) Vernacular No
Me-pega-por-favor Brazil Portuguese Vernacular No
Black durgon Bahamas English Vernacular No
Negrito Cuba Spanish Vernacular No
Niger head Barbados English Vernacular No
Niggerfish Jamaica English Vernacular No
Pakol Philippines Visayan Vernacular No
Papameta Timor-Leste Other (Wawa) Vernacular No
Peixe-porco Brazil Portuguese (Latin) Vernacular No
Peje puerco Dominican Rp Spanish Vernacular No
Pigger Virgin Is. (US) English Vernacular No
Pishiporko pretu Neth Antilles Papiamentu Vernacular No
Pogo olo biru Indonesia Palo Vernacular No
Pogo rambai Indonesia Bajo Vernacular No
Porco preto Mozambique Portuguese Vernacular No
Puerco negro Mexico Spanish Vernacular No
Schwarzer Drückerfisch Germany German Vernacular No
Soroimongara Japan Japanese Vernacular No
Sort aftrækkerfisk Denmark Danish Vernacular No
Sumu-uli Samoa Samoan Vernacular No
Swart snellervis South Africa Afrikaans Vernacular No
Te bubuaki Kiribati Kiribati (Gilbertese) Vernacular No
Totong Philippines Ivatan Vernacular No
Triger hitam Indonesia Malay Aquarium No
Varraco Dominican Rp Spanish Vernacular No
കറുതാ കരട്ടി  India Malayalam Vernacular No
കറൂത്ത കരട്ടി India Malayalam Vernacular No
角鱗魨 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
角鳞鲀 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
黑角鱗魨 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
黑角鳞鲀 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
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