Species
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Common name, English, Balau, Suluk
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Use
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Importance of resource
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Habitat
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Easy to find?
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Collection method
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Class ANTHOZOA
Family Stichodactylidae
Heteractis magnifica
Stichodactyla gigantea
Stichodactyla mertensii
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Sea anemone/
lasung/kumbang/
bubuhan/tombon tanah/buran
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Food for own consumption/sale (fresh)
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Not very important
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Reef area (0.5-10 m)
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Fairly easy
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By hand/diving
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Class
HOLOTHUROIDEA
Family Holothuridae Holothuria atra
Holothuria argus
Holothuria edulis
Holothuria impatiens
Holuthuria scabra
Holuthuria tubulosa
Holothuria sp.1
Holothuria sp.2
Holothuria sp. 3
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Bat hirom
Bat erak
Bat duruan
Bat batuan
Bat Puteh
Bat Puntil
Bat Etong
Bat Tagukkan
Bat Timpu
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Food for
sale/own consumption (dried)
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Very important
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Back reef/
Sea grass bed/shallow reef
(0.5-5 m)
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Not very easy
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Using spear/diving
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Class
HOLOTHUROIDEA
Family
Stichopodidae Stichopus badionotus
Stichopus chloronotus
Stichopus variegatus
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Sea cucumber/
Gamat batu
Bat Talipan
Gamat kumbatas
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Food for sale/own consumption (dried)
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Very important
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Back reef/
Sea grass bed/shallow reef
(0.5-5 m)
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Not very easy
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Using spear/diving
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Class
ECHINOIDEA
Family
Temnopleuridae Salmacis sp.
Diadema setosum
Tripneustes gratilla
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Sea Urchin/
Tayum/Bulu babi
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Food for sale/own consumption (fresh)
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Fairly important
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Shallow damaged reef
(0.5-3 m)
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Very easy
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By hand, using basket (to avoid the thorns)
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Class
MEROSTOMATA Tachypleus gigas
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
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Horsehoe crab
The shell has medicinal value to the Bajau Laut for asthma treatment
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Food for sale/own consumption
(fresh) -normally the eggs
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Not very important
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Mangrove bed
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Difficult
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By hand
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CRUSTACEA
Family Portunidae Portunus pelagicus
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Blue crab/ketam bintik
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Food for sale/own consumption (fresh)
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Fairly important
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Seagrass bed
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Fairly easy
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By hand, spear or trap
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CRUSTACEA
Family Portunidae Scylla serata
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Mangrove crab/Gawah
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Food for sale/own consumption (fresh)
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Fairly important
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Mangrove area
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Not very easy
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Trap, using a steel rod
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PISCES
Family Syngnathidae Hippocampus spp.
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Sea horse
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medicine (sale/dried) Aphrodisiac value
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Fairly important
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Seagrass bed or shallow reef area
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Not very easy
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Scoop net/gill net
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