iaen no cases of even mild poisoning causei by it, as there hnve ..ith the tvjo 

 >recedinc species, and it has never been cited as a poisonous fish. The flavor 

 Ls f^ood, its only defect bein-^ that it spoils easily and is inedible after 5 - 6 

 lours at tbe atmospheric tenperatures of the South Seas, 



7. Raidenhafii (Plate 21 Pi^rure 58) 



Jcientific name -Zebrasoraa veliferum (Bloch) 



j5cal name - laid, means "li^^htnin,?^" (Harshallese), iftorrasa (Saipan Japanese, 



OklnaMan dialect, means "itching leaf")» hirena":ahap:i (Japanese 



nickname) ' 

 )istribution - Red Sea, Indian Ocean, ^.. Indies, Philippines, South Seas, Ilavjaii 



area 

 Jharacteristics - Coloration aJld lonjr^ dorsal and anal fins . 



Toxicity . Of four specimens (one from Jaluit, three from Salnah) tested, 

 three appeared to be sli^ht2,y poisonous. Some Okinavjan fishermen residinr* at 

 Saipan sav that eatin^r the sldln of this species makes the mouth itch, but that the 

 flesh may be eaten vjithout any ill effects. Others say that eatinf» the flesh also 

 nakes the mouth itch, but \iithout any other effect on the body. They snv that 



Pao^e 961 this fish nroduces the sane renction at Ckinavja. Accordinf» to the 

 natives oT Jaluit, this fish does net poison but only makes the nouth burn. 

 "Translator's note: The word " kayui " properly means "itchin.^", but it is suspected"! 



that as used in this connection by Okinav.ans it nay mean "stinging" or "burning", J 

 In any' case, this fish is probably slightly poisonous. 



Tables 109, IIOJ 



Page 97 Tables 111, 112, 113 J 



8. Tsumaritengu (Plate 21 Figure 59) 



Scientific name - Naso brevirostris (Valenciennes) 



iPage 983 



Local name - batokla.1 ('Tarshallcse) 



Distribution - "^ed Sea, Indian Ocean, E, Indies, Philippines, South Sees, Hawaii 



area 

 f'orphology - TTas a protruding horn on the nose almost on a level '.lith the eyes. 



Toxicity . This is a useful foodfish. It is seen in larje numbers in the 

 markets, and forms a large part of driving-in net catches. 



[page 99 3 Section 11 Fajrilies '^onacanthldnc and Palistidae and Others 



The fishes treated of in this section belong to the fariillcs "onacanthidae 

 and Dalistldae. 



Several species of both of these families occur in Japanese viaters, but ex- 

 cept for some of the monacanthids th^ are rarely taken and there are fevj areas 

 nhere they are used for food. 



In the South Seas numerous species occur, including some poisonous ones, 



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