spangled grunter, spangled perch
- Scientific Name
- Leiopotherapon unicolor
- Category
- Fish
Called bokorn or burd in Kunwinjku, burd in Kundjeyhmi and boddowk in Kuninjku. Does anyone have a Kune or Mayali name?
A small tree (5-10m) with edible white 'apple' available in kunumeleng through to kudjewk has the same name as the spangled grunter i.e. bokorn. The ripe fruits are considered a seasonal indicator for kunumeleng time. The polysemy with the name for the spangled grunter is based on the role of these fruits as a metonymic sign, that is, their fruiting is associated with the appearance of schools of spangled grunters which are plentiful at this time of year as they migrate to breed.
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