salele

noun

sa·​le·​le

səˈlālē

plural -s

: a small dusky silver or silvery bronze percoid fish (Dules rupestris) widely distributed chiefly in fresh or brackish water in the tropical Indo-Pacific area from eastern Africa to Hawaii

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