FISHES. 83 



ALPHABETICAL LIST Ol" rHIXCll'AL FISHES. 



Ababang ( ' ' Butterfly " ) . 



A name applied to several short, fiat fishes with conspicuous mark- 

 ings, sitch as species of Chaetodon and Zancliis; also to the pretty little 

 Tetradrachnmm so abundant in tide pools on the coral reefs. Among 

 these are Chaetodon oruatissi/zn/s ('!^o]Rndcv), ornamented with black 

 and yellow stripes. In Samoa allied species are called "tifititi" 

 (''adorned"). 



Ababang g-upalau. ZanclK.t cane.sfcns L. 



A beautifid harlequin, or banner-fish, with an elongated dorsal fin 

 and black, yellow, and white transverse (vertical) bands. In Hawaii 

 this species is called '* kihikihi;" in Samoa '' tifitifi." 



Ababang' pintado. Tetrad rnchmnm anmnitni L. 



A beautiful and striking little fish, common in the tide pools of the 

 reef, silvery and 3'ellow, with black spots and bands. 



Agnian, or Hagman. }[uraena tile Ham. 



A sea eel, brownish; common. In. Samoa allied species are called 

 "pusi;" in Hawaii '"puhi." 



Agman, f»r Haginan atulong. Muraena nigra Day. 



A dark-colored sea eel which lurks in holes in the coral-reef. 



Bayag, or Badyag. Fistularia dej)ressa L. 

 Trumpet-fish; trompetero (Spanish). 



Boca dulce. Polydactyliis sexfilis Cuv. A: Val. 



A fish with shark-like mouth and large eyes; steel-blue on back,"^ 

 whitish on rest of body. Edible. Called "barbudo" in Spanish. In 

 Hawaii called '' moi, or •' moi lii;" in Samoa allied species called " afa." 



Buha. Lutianus monostigma (Cuv. & Val.). 



Snapper; with a black spot on the lateral line under the anterior 

 soft dorsal ray. 



Butele. Diodon hystrix L. 



Porcupine-fish. In Porto Rico called " guanabano," after the spiny- 

 fruited sour >iO\) {Aniiona muricata). In Samoa it is called "tautu;" 

 in Hawaii it is regarded as poisonous, but is eaten after having been 

 prepared with certain precautions. 



Chalag, or Chalak. Holocentrus spp. and Flammeo sammara (Forskal). 



A general name for squirrel-fishes. Holocentrns hinolatuiit Q. & G. 

 is of a beautiful rose-color with silver longitudinal stripes. Holocentrus 

 y>/.sco-st/'iatus^eii\e is pinkish with longitudinal rows of black spots and 

 a black spot on spinous part of dorsal fin; red on top of head. IIi>/o- 

 centnix dladetna Lacep. is red with lighter longitudinal lines. These 

 beautiful colors soon fade in alcohol. In Hawaii allied species are 

 called '"alaihi;" in Samoa '" malau.'' 



