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Babeldaob and Koror. Some may have had religious purposes, REEF CREATURES OF PALAU
but most are unexplained. It is not known who made these
monolithic faces, nor why so many of them depict scary images Bullethead Parrotfish Bicolor Parrotfish Juvenile Teardrop Raccoon Meyer's
with fierce features, and even fangs. Palau’s Threadfin Butterflyfish Butterflyfish Butterflyfish
weather and the growth of lichen on the stone are slowly erod-
ing them away. Butterflyfish

NGIWAL There is a Breadfruit Tree Legend, which includes a tale Pacific Longnose Clown Circular Blackback Long-Nosed
about a sunken village. Right off Ngibtal Island, divers indeed Parrotfish Triggerfish Spadefish Butterflyfish Butterflyfish
visit a sunken village’s remains under the sea, where stone (Batfish)
platforms can still be seen. Nririnaemelas Square in town has Juvenile
a spectacular Bird Nest made of stones called “The Nest of the
Morning Bird”, and a statue of Titan
Ngiringemelas, a mighty warrior. Legend holds that the people Triggerfish
of Ngiwal were big eaters, consuming seven meals and nine
soups each day. The phrase Bluebarred Parrotfish Orangestriped
“seven-eat-nine-soup” is locally common. Triggerfish

MELEKEOK This state has sandy beaches, thin fringing man- Pyramid Saddleback
grove, swampy marshes, hills, and Palau’s largest freshwater Butterflyfish Butterflyfish
lake, NgardokLake. The Ngardok Nature Reserve and the lake Long-Fin Ornate
make for good hikingand birdwatching. As of October 2006, the Spadefish Rectangular Butterflyfish
capital of Palau is now Ngerulmud, located in Melekeok State. Triggerfish
Longnose Saddleback Grouper
Emperor

Greasy Grouper Eastern Redfin Regal
Triangular Butterflyfish Angelfish
Butterflyfish
Coral Grouper Picasso
Triggerfish
Moorish Idol

Shepard's Harold's Emperor
Angelfish Angelfish Angelfish
Flame
Convict Tang Flametail Snapper Blue Devil Sergeant Angelfish
Major White-Spotted

Staghorn Blue Boxfish Zebra Scissor-Tail Eagle Ray
Damselfish Pipefish Sergeant

Bluebanded Threespot
Surgeonfish Angelfish

Blackfin Barracuda Redgill Scribbled Filefish Longnose Filefish Mandarinfish
Emperor Cornetfish

Great Barracuda Bird Wrasse

Orangespine
Unicornfish

Oriental White-Margin Humphead
Sweetlips Unicornfish Parrotfish
Lionfish
Blackspotted
Puffer

Singular Napolean
Bannerfish (Humphead) Wrasse

Blacktip Reef Shark Sharpnose
Puffer

Jewel Squirrelfish Blackfin Hogfish
Damsel
Peacock Porcupinefish Pennant
Day Octopus Grouper Bannerfish

Juvenile Humphead Harlequin Bluegreen
Bannerfish Ghost Chromis
Purple
Three-spot Queen Pipefish
Dascyllus

Pink Glasseye Yellow Margin Yellowtail Coris Peach
Anemonefish Moray Fairy Anthias

Giant Blue Tang Humbug Snowflake
Moray Triton's Moray
Magnificent Trumpet
Anemone Trumpetfish
Dusky Cleaner
Anemonefish Wrasse

Arceye Pin
Hawkfish Cushion
Spiny Star Blue
Three-Banded Lobster Yellowstripe Sea
Anemonefish Whitetip Goatfish Star
Reef Shark Razor
Coral
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