nonpoisonouG at Jaluit, and ne have not heard of its beinf» 

 CPrc;e 109^ poisonous else^'jhere. The writer has himself eaten a 

 rather larr;e_^Dunt (about 300 <^) of this fish stened in soy 

 sauce, and found it tasty and vjith no bad effects, ''atsuo 

 rates it as moderately poisonous. 



3. .larevjod 



!Ione of the nntives questioned by the '.-.Titer kne;ii what 

 kind of a fish this was. "atsuo says that it is a small- pan 

 inar (akamasu). The pan inar is the f utat suboshidokuCT-o . but 

 it is not clear vjhether we are dealinf; here with the youn^; of 

 this species or xiiith a different species. Perhaps it is a 

 lut.lanid. 



h> .lavie elik 



Elik means "small". Jane is a general nane for the 

 Serranidae, correspondin'^ to the Japanese hata or tamakai. It 

 is consenuently not clear nhat species is meant, but the natives 

 say that it is the same as the lemc.ine mentioned below. How- 

 ever, they say that this species is edible. Others said that 

 they knew nothinr^ of the toxicity of the leme.ine because it is 

 rarely caup;ht, ''atsuo says that this fish is a small leme.ine 

 and has three black transverse stripes. He rates it as mildly 

 toxic and the leme.ine as moderately so. It is not clear -.vhef-er 

 or not these are the same srvscies under different ns.-'.es, but in 

 aav case it is certain thn*- they are serranids. 



5. .1ebeb pako 



Pako is a general term for sharks. From ■.•:hat the natives 

 say, V^is is clear l." the hammerhead shark, "'hen asked whether 

 it was poisonous, the" nsi 1 that they did not know because they 

 never ate it. ''atsuo spys that it is traditionally considered 

 poisonous, but that it is rarely taken, 



6. .1id.1idbein 



The natives say that t'-is is a variety of .julae and a 

 rare fish. The .julae is Plectropomus oliptacanthus Blceker, 

 Matsuo describes it as reddish vdth three lon^^itudinal lines on 

 the head and several such lines on the body. It is difficult 

 to imai^ine ^ivhat kind of n fish this mit^ht be, but it is cer- 

 tainly a serranid. It is rated as moderately poisonous, 

 [Fafje llOJ 



7. .lomne 



From !Iatsuo's description this must be one of the 

 '^llidae. The species could not be determined, but the fishes 

 of the family '^ullidae studied by the writer .vere nonpoisonous. 

 !'atsuo sa.vs that it is mildly toxic. 



?. .1ohe pako 



According to ^^atsuo, "a shark without teeth and with 

 red spots as bi-^ as the ball of the thumb." The natives '-now 

 nothinn; of it, Saii to be mildly toxic. Species not known. 



9. katok 



The natives say that this is a kind of .ialia (Lethrinus 



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