Captain Jinzo Izumi, an experienced 

 live-bait skipjacl< fisherman, in 50 ft 

 of water looking for concentrations of 

 baitfish in the Truk lagoon. 



Takabe in the midwater area concentrated 

 around the mast of a sunken Japanese ship. 



FAMILY NAME 

 SCIENTIFIC NAME 

 TRUKESE NAME 

 PALAUAN NAME 

 OKINAWAN NAME 

 ENGLISH NAME 



C I upeldae 



Herklots i chthys punctatus 



Sen if 



Mekebud 



I wash i 



Sard i ne 



This sardine is common in Truk and can be 

 found along beaches and off the mangrove 

 coastline of many of the islands. It lies quietly 

 in dense schools, usually mixed with AUanetta 

 ovalaua (harara, shibura, or nou). Interest- 

 ingly, Izumi states these fish do not school to- 

 gether in deep water, only shallow water. It is 



