ʻAveau | Peʻa (Asteroidea)
Jon Apisa. ʻAveau | Peʻa (Asteroidea). 2026. watercolor on paper, 4.5" x 6.25" (11.43cm x 16.51cm).
“ ʻAveau | Peʻa ” (Asteroidea) watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.
“Starfish” (Asteroidea / Asterozoa) is:
- ʻAveau in Sāmoa
- Peʻa, peʻapeʻa, ʻōpeʻapeʻa, hōkū kai in Hawaiʻi
- Mangamangaʻātai in Tonga
- Pātangaroa in Māori
“Crown-of-thorns starfish” (Acanthaster planci):
- Alamea in Sāmoa
- Alamea in Tonga
- Taramea in Tahiti
- Talamea in Niuē
“Bat, fruit bat or flying fox” (Chiroptera) is:
- Peʻa in Sāmoa
- ʻŌpeʻapeʻa, peʻapeʻa, Peʻa in Hawaiʻi
- Peka in Tonga
ʻAveau | Peʻa (Asteroidea) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 01/11/2026
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