22-788: [REDACTED] Look up Kala , kala , or kala- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kala or Kalah may refer to: Sanskrit words [ edit ] Kāla , meaning 'time' or 'black', and in various Indian religions the personification of time as a deity an epithet of the Hindu god Yama an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva Kalā , meaning 'performing arts' Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Kala (comics) , in Marvel comics Kala (Tarzan) , adoptive mother of Tarzan Kala, in
44-808: A 2007 Indonesian film Music [ edit ] Kala (album) , by M.I.A., 2007 Kala Tour , the tour associated with the album Kala , a 2015 album by Trevor Hall Kala (band) , a Filipino band Places [ edit ] Kala e Dodës , Albania El Kala , Algeria El Kala District El Kala National Park Kala, Třebotov , Czech Republic Kala , Dagestan Kala, Behshahr , Iran Kalah, Hormozgan , Iran Kala, Markazi , Iran Kala, Nur , Iran Kala, Semnan , Iran Kala, Kyrgyzstan Kala/Balge , Nigeria Kala, Sarpsborg , Norway Kala Board , in Karachi, Pakistan Kala, Punjab , Pakistan Kala, Tanzania Other uses [ edit ] Kala (name) ,
66-612: A Persian (Urdu, Hindi) variant of Arabic qal'a Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kala . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kala&oldid=1255699685 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Hawaiian-language text Short description
88-612: A Persian (Urdu, Hindi) variant of Arabic qal'a Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kala . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kala&oldid=1255699685 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Hawaiian-language text Short description
110-455: A game in the mancala family Kalam (disambiguation) Kahla (disambiguation) Kalaa , Algeria Kalas (disambiguation) Kalla (disambiguation) Cala (disambiguation) Qala (disambiguation) or qal'a, the Arabic word for fortress or castle Qalat (disambiguation) , places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat Qila (disambiguation) ,
132-402: A game in the mancala family Kalam (disambiguation) Kahla (disambiguation) Kalaa , Algeria Kalas (disambiguation) Kalla (disambiguation) Cala (disambiguation) Qala (disambiguation) or qal'a, the Arabic word for fortress or castle Qalat (disambiguation) , places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat Qila (disambiguation) ,
154-703: A given name and surname, including a list of people with the name Kala (choreographer) (born 1971), Indian choreographer KALA (FM) , a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States Kālā , the spelling in modern orthography of the native name for the Hawaiian dollar Kala, Hawaiian name for the bluespine unicornfish See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Kala All pages with titles containing Kala Kaala (disambiguation) Kaal (disambiguation) Kaala (disambiguation) Kaalam (disambiguation) Kaalpurush (disambiguation) Kalah ,
176-648: A given name and surname, including a list of people with the name Kala (choreographer) (born 1971), Indian choreographer KALA (FM) , a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States Kālā , the spelling in modern orthography of the native name for the Hawaiian dollar Kala, Hawaiian name for the bluespine unicornfish See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Kala All pages with titles containing Kala Kaala (disambiguation) Kaal (disambiguation) Kaala (disambiguation) Kaalam (disambiguation) Kaalpurush (disambiguation) Kalah ,
198-520: A half coconut shell to make a small knee drum. The Hawaiians also used kala in ceremonies between members of a tribe or between tribes. Today kala is still a common food source to the people of Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. A commercial kala fishing permit is required by the Hawaiian Department of Land and Natural Resources; the daily take of kala is limited to four fish per person per day. As of March 2024 annual catch limit for
220-472: A part of larger schools with many other fish species. Bluespine unicornfish are herbivores and feed on brown and red algae with coarse or leafy blades. Because it is one of a small number of species that consumes fleshy macroalgae (seaweed), it is of great importance to coral reef ecosystems. Bluespine unicornfish have been recorded eating invasive algae species, such as Gracilaria salicornia . This alga has become well established in reefs throughout
242-403: A strong flavor and odor due to their diet. When skinned, the meat is white with a slight pink-red taint and a firm or moist texture. Bluespine unicornfish are usually eaten raw, boiled, grilled, baked or sauteed. The kala, the Hawaiian name for Naso unicornis and two other Naso species, was an important food source in pre-colonial Hawaii. The tough skin of kala was sometimes stretched over
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#1732780894910264-399: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kala [REDACTED] Look up Kala , kala , or kala- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kala or Kalah may refer to: Sanskrit words [ edit ] Kāla , meaning 'time' or 'black', and in various Indian religions
286-460: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bluespine unicornfish The bluespine unicornfish ( Naso unicornis ), also known as the short-nose unicornfish , is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae , the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific . It
308-787: Is occasionally found in the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called kala ('thorn') in Hawaii , dawa in New Caledonia , and ta or tā in Fiji . However the name kala refers to all three species of horned unicornfish found around Hawaii. The bluespine unicornfish was first formally described as Chaetodon unicornis by the Swedish-speaking Finnish explorer , orientalist , naturalist , and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus Peter Forsskål with its type locality given as Jeddah . In 1801
330-513: Is very common in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, usually occurring at temperatures between 25 and 29 °C (77 and 84 °F). The bluespine unicornfish are a near-shore fish. The juvenile tend to stay close to shore while the adults tend to live from shallow to the beginnings of the deep water staying within the upper 40 feet. They tend to enjoy spots with waves or strong surges. The bluespine unicornfish live often solitary on coral reefs or can be found in small schools of unicorn fish or as
352-521: The French zoologist Bernard Germain de Lacépède described a new species Naso fronticornis as a replacement name for Chaetodon unicornis , which, in 1917 David Starr Jordan designated as the type species of the genus Naso , which had first been proposed as a genus by Lacépède when he described N. fronticornis . Naso is the only genus in the monogeneric subfamily Nasinae, proposed by Henry Weed Fowler and Barton Appler Bean in 1929 within
374-668: The Hawaiian island of Oahu and is of concern because of its tendency to form dense, overgrown mats on and around corals that prevent nutrient acquisition. G. salicornia reproduces through fragmentation . The bluespine unicornfish feeds on G. salicornia which both helps reduce the size of the alga on reefs but also contributes to its spread as the fragments found in the fishes' feces are viable and can grow into new algal mats. Bluespine unicornfish are eaten in abundance due to how common they are. They are caught using nets, hook and line techniques , and by nighttime spearfishing . They have
396-476: The TV series Sense8 King Kala, in the comic strip Flash Gordon General Kala, in the 1980 film Flash Gordon Kala Shetty, villain portrayed by Rami Reddy in the 1998 Indian film Gunda Films [ edit ] Kala (2021 film) , an Indian Malayalam-language film Dead Time: Kala , a 2007 Indonesian film Music [ edit ] Kala (album) , by M.I.A., 2007 Kala Tour ,
418-431: The animation The Jungle Book Kala, in the 1987 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kala, in the TV series Sense8 King Kala, in the comic strip Flash Gordon General Kala, in the 1980 film Flash Gordon Kala Shetty, villain portrayed by Rami Reddy in the 1998 Indian film Gunda Films [ edit ] Kala (2021 film) , an Indian Malayalam-language film Dead Time: Kala ,
440-477: The family Acanthuridae. The bluespine unicornfish has a blueish-gray body with two blue spines on each side at the base of the tail and a short rostrum or bony horn on the forehead. In small fish the horn is missing and males additionally have tail streamers. These fish have a leather-like skin instead of scales. The bluespine unicornfish can grow up to 70 cm (28 in) with the largest one caught to be 5.8 kg (13 lb). The bluespine unicornfish
462-449: The personification of time as a deity an epithet of the Hindu god Yama an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva Kalā , meaning 'performing arts' Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Kala (comics) , in Marvel comics Kala (Tarzan) , adoptive mother of Tarzan Kala, in the animation The Jungle Book Kala, in the 1987 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kala, in
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#1732780894910484-646: The tour associated with the album Kala , a 2015 album by Trevor Hall Kala (band) , a Filipino band Places [ edit ] Kala e Dodës , Albania El Kala , Algeria El Kala District El Kala National Park Kala, Třebotov , Czech Republic Kala , Dagestan Kala, Behshahr , Iran Kalah, Hormozgan , Iran Kala, Markazi , Iran Kala, Nur , Iran Kala, Semnan , Iran Kala, Kyrgyzstan Kala/Balge , Nigeria Kala, Sarpsborg , Norway Kala Board , in Karachi, Pakistan Kala, Punjab , Pakistan Kala, Tanzania Other uses [ edit ] Kala (name) ,
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