Papio, wana and sea snails deserve their proper names

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 16, 2012

~~<p>In my recent column on jacks and goatfish hunting together, I wrote that papio is the name for young jacks under 12 inches long.</p>
<p>Turns out that when it comes to calling a papio a papio, size matters, but only in weight. An anonymous reader emailed, "Papio is the name given to jacks under 10 lbs. Over 10 lbs. they are then called ulua. Length of fish don't matter … FYI."</p>
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In my recent column on jacks and goatfish hunting together, I wrote that papio is the name for young jacks under 12 inches long.

Turns out that when it comes to calling a papio a papio, size matters, but only in weight. An anonymous reader emailed, "Papio is the name given to jacks under 10 lbs. Over 10 lbs. they are then called ulua. Length of fish don't matter … FYI." Login for more...