FISHES. 87 



Magahan. Scarus cerehricus (Bloch). 



A deep greeii-blue parrot-fish, with hirge .scales and parrot-like 

 beak; resemblino- the data {S. ci/jj/io)^ but smaller. 



IVEanah.ag'. Siganas mafiahak Q. & G. 



Fish which appear at intervals in great numbers; dried and pre- 

 served l)y natives. Prol)ably the yomig of Siganas id armor at a Q. & 

 G., and Siganas hexagonato Giinth. 



Nufu. Si/nanceia thersites Seale. 



A hideous toadfish with poisonous dorsal spines; brownish with 

 mottlings of dark brown; co\'ered with warts; mouth directed upward. 

 Much dreaded l)j the natives. In Samoa an allied species is called 

 •'nofu," or "ngofu," 



Pipupu. Percis cephalopunctatus Seale. 



A lish l)elonging' to the Agonidae, or sea-poachers, marked with 

 vertical, snake-like bands of brown. In spirits, upper surface green- 

 ish, with 1» indistinct darker lines over the back; below axis the color 

 is yellowish Avhite with 9 greenish bands; the upper parts of these 

 bands are all united by a narrow g'reenish line on the axis, extending 

 from axis of pectoral to lower part of caudal tin; just above this line 

 and alternating with green bands of lower half are \) greenish spots 

 with yellowish white margins from pectoral fin to caudal. 



Poldnon. Amnuses sandidchensis Gray. (Sasada, Spanish.) 



A black tile-fish with yellowish fins; bod}' elevated and compressed; 

 teeth like those of a sheep; 4 spines each side of tail and 1 on ])ack; 

 youngest individuals without the spines on the tail. 

 Pulan. K'uhUa riipestris (Lacejjede. ). 



A dark silvery fish, bluish al)ove. Lives in fresh-water streams. 

 In Hawaii allied species are called "aholehole;'' in Samoa "sesele.'" 



Pulus. TijlotmruH giganteui? Schlegel. 



A garfish; long beak. It is identical with the Hawaiian " au-au." 



Sagamelong'. Myripristis miirdjdn (Forskal.). 



A squirrel-fish of a beautiful deep rose color; gill-openings and 

 axillae of pectoral fins black; eyes large. In Hawaii this species is 

 ca.led "u-u;" in Samoa allied species called " malau." 



Sagsag. 



A red fish with large eyes; pro))ably a species of Holocentrus; 

 edible. 



Salmonete. Upeneus saffordi Seale. 



A fish belonging to the MuUidae, or surmullets, having 2 long })ar- 

 bules growing from throat extending back as far as base of ventral 

 fins; scales large; pinkish yellow, with bright yellow fins; yellow 

 stripe down side; saddle of l)right yellow extending over the upper 

 part of caudal peduncle and down the lateral line, with 2 distinct bluish 



