mlniatus ) « T'^atsuo says that it iresenbles the mameni I Let hrlnus sp,;| 

 but the head is shorter, and rates it as moderately toxic. The 

 natives also say that this fish is poisonous. The species is 

 unidentified, but it probably belongs to the genus Lethrinus . 



10, Kalaolap 



According to '^atsuo this fish is like the illino 

 ( Serranus microdon. Section 9), but has black spots on the _ 

 caudal fin and on the middle section of the back,' He*ratesT^ 

 as moderately toxic. The natives say that it resembles the fcuro 

 r Serranus fuseoprattatus 1 , but that it is not poisonous. It is 

 certainly a serranid, but the species is unidentified, 



11, leme.lne 



A serranid, .iud^yin^ by Ttatsuo's photograph but the 

 species is unknown, I^e rates it as moderately toxic, 



12, poran 



Said to be a kind of ray fvith a poison snine on the 

 tail. Probably should be classed as a poison-spined fish. The 

 followins: definitely fall into this category, 



[Pa,«?e ml 



Ho ( hanaminokasago » see the following section) .^nd r^ ( seprariokoze . see tha 

 f ollcwTng section) . 



Tasukama (otj. cit.) reported nine species from Saipan under their native 

 names. These have all been co'lected and tested, and the results have been set 

 forth in r^eceding sections for th's chapter. 



Popular legeni also includes the isomaguro . the isoboamo. r:nd others among 

 the poisonous fishes. At Saipan, Ponape, and Jaluit we heard that these species, 

 although commonly used as foodfish, are sometimes poisonous, 'e did not collect 

 nor test them, but cite them here, urgin?^ caution. Sadanosuke ?'J.ura* says that 

 a fish called the hoshimaguro. which resembles the bachi F Parathunnus sibl 

 (Temrainck & Schlegel) 3 and which has beautiful stars on its sides, is taken 

 nixed vdth skipjack. Kishinouye'** has reported that Gvmnosarda nuda (rSinther) 

 is called isomaguro in Ogasawara and tokakin in the RyfTkyHs, It is presumed 

 that the fish generally called isomaguro by Japanese in the South Seas is 

 probably this species. 



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Section 14 Venomous Fishes, Poison-spined Fishes, and 

 Polsoi*-spined Shellfish 



As explained in the introduction, the distinction between fishes which are 

 poisonous when eaten and those which poison by biting or niercing has not always 



■•faura, Sadanosuke, Fishes of the" South Seas [N^nkai flg Sqkana l , 



Seba [l^'ti] shoten, 1941. 

 ««Ki8hinouye, Kamakichl, Proceedings of the College of Agriculture, Tokyo 

 Inperial TTniversity, p. 426. 1923. 



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