separatelj', and the muscle tissue was fed both ravj and cooked. Cooked tissues 

 anrearei to produce more cases of rather evident poisoninf», but it \vas li»» 

 possible to perceive any especially morked effect from the blood and liver. 



Persons who had been noisoned by this species said that nt first their 

 mouths be«^an to burn as i^ they had eaten red peppers. There was diarrhea » but 

 no vomltinfj and their bodily novements inere not affected. 



Both the experiments on animals and the symptoms reported in human beings 

 Indicate a nild deo^ee of toxicity for this species. 



In the narkcto they soak this fish in ice water overnight and make it Into 

 fishcake for snle the following day, no cases of poisonin'^ resulting from this 

 practice bnv1n<^ been reported. 



£Table 863 



Caffe 85 1 Cables 87, 88, 893 



[Pa;;e 86 J CTables 90, 911 



[Pase 87 3 pables 92, 93^ 



[Page 88 2 C^ablea 94, 953 



[Va^e 89 3 [Tables 96, 97, 98] 



pa(?e 90 J [Tables 99, 100, 1013 



QPa^ 91 3 [rabies 102, 1033 



[Pa.Te 92 3 [Table 10^3 



2. Kawarisazananihagi (Fljite 19 Figure 53) 

 [Table 105j 



[Pa're 93] 



[Tables 106, 107, 108^ 



[Pa-e 93] 

 Scientific name - Ctenochaetus sn. 

 Local name - teo ("arshallese) 

 distribution - "arshalls area 



"ornholosr - Teeth and other characteristics sane as in the preceding species, but 

 coloration differs, v;ith snail blue spots scattered over sides md hend. There 

 nre about txiice as many blue-brown lines on the dorsal nnd anal fins as in the 

 preceding species. This species ^ons somenhat lar^.er. 



Toxicity . Of four specimens tested, one nroduced no 111 effects. The other 

 three caused s^/mptoms of poisonln<» of about the sane det^'ee of severity as the 

 precedinr* species. Should be considered mildly toxle. 



The natives consider this a poisonous species. 



fpcje 94) 



3. Nlsesazanamiha<»l (Palate 19 FlTure 54) 



•5cientific name - Hepatus bleekeri (Gbnther) 



Distribution - led Sea, Indian Ocean, '3. Indies, Phillpnines, South Seas, Hawaii 



area 

 '^orpho]ofj7 - Coloration and form closely resemble the sazanamiha.^. This species 



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