5. Parahata (PLite 16 Fi'^ure A4) 



Scientific nan© - Variola louti (Forskal) 



Local nnne - kaikbet C'arshallese) . akaganno. akadei (Okinavjans and Gainan Japanese' 



CTable 763 



CPaTe 771 X^ahles 77, 7^ 



Distribution - '?ed Sea, Indian Ocean, South Sens 



Characteristics - 'Readily identifiable by its coloration 



Toxicity , Of four mice used in the experiment, two \?hich ate cooked flesh 

 showed srinptoms of poisonin*^. The cat ref»ur!;itated half of the amount eaten, and 

 anpeared to be poisonedo The toxicity shonll be crnsldered to be cf a nild or 

 stron'» de'pree. 



'■Je !cnovJ of no exanples of hu-^an beinr^s poisoned b-* this species. 



Another species is described below ."hlch '^reatly rer^embles this one but uhich 

 is nonpolsonous o 



6» Azuki":anmo (Plate 16 Fip;ure 45) 



Scientific name - Vqriola spo 

 Local nam© - not known 

 distribution - " arshallc area 



"ornholoTy - Very similar to precedin'* species, but the coloration is different. 

 The nrecedinT species has vermilion markings on a red bnck'rround, v.hile in this 

 species the ^Tound color Is a reddish dusky brown and the spots ore bri-^ht red, 

 Tn preserved specimens the markin'^s are white. The spots are larr»er than in the 

 nrecedlnT species. 



Toxicity . ^^bcperlents with animals s?^owed it to be ncnnoisonous. 



fPa'^e 7fi| 7. "adarnhata (PLite 17 FjTure 46) 



Scientific name - Serranus fuscor^ittatus (Forskal) 



local name - kuro (^^arshallese) . Ishi^ranno (Saipan Jananese) 



Distribution - led Sea, Persian '^ulf, Indian Ocean, PhiTlr-'ines, "Z. Indies, Outer 



South Seas, T'av;ail area 

 "or'^holo'ry - The coloration Is complex and resembles a rock. Tliere Is some 

 variation denendln/; on the hnbitot, but the most notable char?cteristic is o lar-'e 

 black sad'ile-shaped spot occupyin" 2/3 of the length of the caudal peduncle. It 

 is especially clear In nrescnred specimens due to the fao'lnr of the Tound colrr, 

 but it can tie seen in fresh specimens. 



^TOcicitv. Animal exnerlnents stoned mild toxicity, 



Accordin": to fishermen at Saipan this species also occurs in Okina.Jc and has 

 been responsible for poi3onln":s there. Larr«:e fish (over l,r75 gr) are sold to be 

 poisonous . 

 (Table 79] 



8. Yodarehata (Plate 17 Fl^rure 47) 



LPa/5^ 79l 



Scientific nnr» - Serranus spo 



Local name - yudayamlhal ( Saipan Okinawa ns) 



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