| Common name | Tawiya |
| Language | Misima-Paneati |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Kinch, J., 1999 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'tawiya' means swollen groin; refers to the belief that if you eat this fish you will be afflicted with painfull swollen groin (Ref. 41468). |