450 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OB' FISHERIES. 



lele, V. To fly. 



lega, adj. Yellow, turmeric. 



lega, 11. A yellow fish, Holocanlhux flamssimus. 



lili, n. Sj/nchiropus lili. 



lo, n. Name applied to several fishes of the genus Siganus. 



lo-mea, n. Name applied to young fry of lo, loloa, and anefe {Siganus species). In Guam these are 



caught in great quantities and preserved by the natives, who call them mmudiag. 

 lo pa'u'ulu, n. Siganus marmoratus. Pa'u-'ulu signifies " rind of a bread-fruit," which is composed of 



a number of areoles. 

 loa, adj. Long, 

 loata, n. Hepatus aliala. 



logouli, n. Name applied to the maomao when it is changing color to become nputa'ta. 

 loloa, 71. Name of a fish {Siganus). 

 lese pule (?), n. Ciesio aendaureus. 

 lupa, n. Zebrasoma veliferum. 



lupe, adj. Sometimes incorrectly used for pule (spotted). 

 lupo, n. Caranx ignobilis; C. sexfasciatus. 

 lupo ta, n. A large lupo. 

 mago, n. J^ame for one kind of shark. Mango (New Zealand), mano (Hawaii), mao (Tahiti), names 



for sharks, 

 mai, jorep. From; mai-moana (Samoa), from the ocean, pelagic, 

 mala'i, n. A snapper {Ltitianus sp. ). 

 mala'i pa'epa'e, j(. Lutianus gihbus. 



malau, n. Name applied to squirrel-fishes {Myripristis and HoloceiUrus) . 

 malau faiumu, ii. A rose-colored fish with silver lines, Holocentrus punctatisgimusk, called abo malau 



tiKitd/iiiii'a. 

 malau mataputa, n. A squirrel-flsh, Myripristii microphthalmus, called also malau tea. 

 malau tea, n. A squirrel-fish, Myripristis microphthalmus. 

 malau vai, n. A fish entering fresh-water streams, Bypseleotris guntheri. 

 malauli, n. A cavally, Caranx melampygus. 

 malie, ?i. General name ajiplied to sharks, 

 malie alamata, n. Carcharius melanopterus. Malie alo (belly-shark), name applied to a fihark found 



inside the lagoon; malie tua (back shark), another kind lound outside the lagoon, 

 malolo, 71. General name for flying-fishes (CypsUurus sp.). Malolo (Hawaii), name for flying-fishes 



{Parexocoetus, etc.). 

 mamo, n. Name applied to Chromis cseruleus, Myripristis pralinius and Dascyllus aruanus. They feed 



on coral reefs. 

 manaia, adj. Handsome; a dandy, or beau. 

 manifi, manifinifi, adj. Thin. A name applied to Hepatus triostegus, Holocentrus spin if er, Pempheris 



oualensis, and Pseudupeneus sp. Nihiniki (Hawaii), anything standing on the edge, a sharp ridge, 

 manini, n. The name of a fish, Hepatus triostegus. 



mano'o, n. Name applied to blennies, or to goby-like fishes frequenting stones along the edge of the sea. 

 mano'o, n. Aivaous ocellaris; Alticus albogutiataius. 

 mano'o a'au, n. Alticus striatus. 

 mano'o gatala, n. Salarias hrevh. 

 maomao, n. Name applied to young pato'ia. 

 raaoa'e, n. Gymnotliui-ax javanicus. 

 masamie (?), n. CUeilio inertnis. 

 mata, n. Eyes; face; appearance. 

 mata-'ele'ele, n. Lethrinus harak. 

 mata-i-taliga, n. Name applied in Samoa to the hammer-head shark, Sphyrna zygniia. signifying 



"eyes-in-ears." 

 mata-pula, n. Name applied to a red-and-white mottled fish, Priacanthus cruentatus, having its ins 



marked with bright red blotches. ( See pula. ) 

 matagi pulepule, n. Cliutodon reticulatus. 



