A small saltwater fish found in tropical Asian waters, sometimes identified as a type of scad or jack fish.
From Filipino/Tagalog 'baliti,' likely from proto-Malayo-Polynesian naming traditions for fish species common in island and coastal regions.
Island communities developed remarkably precise naming systems for fish—each species got its own name because fishermen needed to know instantly which fish was worth catching!
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