CHILE 



in any other waters in the world. Here are the most prodigi- 

 ous of the species to be found anywhere. 



The mako shark is sometimes contemptously called toyo, 

 a name the commercial fishermen give to any kind of small 

 shark in Peru as well as Chile. The small species found off 

 Chile are blue sharks. In those waters a shark has to be very 

 big indeed to be called tiburon. This is the name the fishermen 

 usually give sharks large enough to escape the stigma toyo. 

 The hammerhead shark is called tiberon cabeza martillo. He 

 frequently visits Chilean waters, coming in closer to the 

 shore than the others. These three species and the thresher 

 shark are the only ones I have ever seen off Chile. 



The yellowfin and big-eye tuna are called atun. 



The dolphin is dorado de la altura. The word dorado de- 

 notes its golden color and the last three words mean that the 

 fish is found well offshore rather than near the coast, as is the 

 yellowtail which is simply known as dorado. This salt-water 

 species should not be confused with the great fresh-water 

 dorado of the Argentine, Uruguay and Brazil, which jumps 

 repeatedly and looks like a golden striped bass with a chinook 

 salmon head boasting terrific teeth. No one should miss a 

 try for these fish when they go to South America. The best 

 season is November through January. 



The oceanic bonito, called skipjack by the English, is 

 named cachorreta. The common bonito is called barrillotta 

 as it is off Peru. 



The Chilean bonito, a fine fish, seems to be native to the 

 South American coast. They are caught close to shore on 

 feathers and the birds will always lead you to them. Very 

 lively, they can be seen breaking a mile away while feeding. 



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