4. in.s«lnirohoshltaninii (Plate 6 Figure 16) 

 Soientlfio nuM - Lntjajras fulviflnooa (Porekal) 

 oftlled VB^Mtak. 



Looal naae - Jeblo (Miirelialle»«}, fleh «lth blaok spot on only one eldt are aald 



Diatrlbvtlon - Bed 8ea« ladiaa Oeeeti, South Seas, m* Australia 



Morphology - Body shallow with- a blaok spot above the lateral line belov the soft 



part of tbe dorsal fin. 



Toxieity » In experiments with mioe at Saipan, no ill effeets were noted. Ho 

 results were obtained from the experiment in the Marshalls. Aocording to the 

 residents of Hm Marshalls, this speoies has oaused eases of poisoning through be* 

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ing mistaken for the Jab . Soae persons said that this fish is poisonous at eertain 

 islands or at oertaia times, while others stated that fish with blaok spot* tmj 

 be eaten and flah without blaok spots (probably Jab ) may not. Those whloh have 

 only one spot either on the left or right side (not seen by the author) are oalled 

 botowetak and are said to oausc poisoning sometimes. This infozmation all oaae 

 from old men. 



From the foregoing this speoies is Judged to be nonpoisonous or slightly 

 poisonous. 



4. Yoitaruni (Plate 6 Figure 17) 



Solentifio name - Lnt Janus flaripes (Talenoiennes) 

 Looal name - JaJ (MiarshalTese) 

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Distribution - Indian Ooeaa, South Seas 



Morphology - Body deep, alignaent of soales same as in preoeding speoies, hori- 

 zontal below lateral line, slanting upward posteriorly above lateral line. A 

 coloration charaoteristio is the white coloring of the posterior edges of the dorsal 

 'land oaudal fins. 



TOxioity . Only one test was made, a cat being used. Ho ill effects were noted, 

 perhaps beoause the amount eaten was too small. The natives say that oases of 

 poisoning oaused by this speoies are light and extremely rare. 



This speoies is thought to be probably nonpoisonous or wery slightly poisonous. 

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5. TlFdaohitanmd. (Plate 7 Figure 18) 



Scientific name - Lutjajius semioinotus (Quoy ft Gaiaard) 



Local name - elikimT (Marsha Ilese) 



Distribution - Indian Ocean, South Seas 



Morphology - Readily distinguished from other speoies by its oharacteristio oolora- 



tion. Although there are no other speoies in this family with similar coloring, 



there may be a possibility of confusing it with similarly colored species of other 



families. 



This species is rarely taken. 



Toxicity. No effect was noted in animal experiments. The Marshallese give 



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