448 BULLETIX OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



apo (Hawaii), v. To catch, to hook into; apoapo (Samoa), to poise a spear. 



'ata'ata, n. A name applied to several fishes of the genera Epinephelus, Cephalopholis, and Leiurus. 



ata'ata (Hawaii), n. The falling off of the scarf skin after drinking awa; akaa (Hawaii) , not cohering; 



atad (Tahiti), split up into patches or areoles not adhering. Possibly the name applied to the 



sea-basses or groupers on account of their spotted coloration, 

 'ata'ata pulepule, n. A sea-bass, Epinephelus merra. 

 'ata'ata uli, »». Dark-colored 'ata'ata. 



atu, n. A bonito (Gymnosarda pelamis). Aku (Hawaii), a bonito. 

 atualo, it. A bonito, Megalaspis cordyla. 

 atule, n. The "goggle-eyed jack," or horse mackerel, Trachurops crumenophlhalma. Akuke (Hawaii); 



aturere (New Zealand), a highly prized fish. 

 atun;a-loloa, n. "Long-fin," a crevalle, Caranx hasselti. 

 atunga, n. The fin of a fish. 

 au, n. A fish-spine, a needle. 



a'u, n. Name applied to hound-fishes, Tylosuras giganleus, etc. 

 aua, n. Name applied to a young 'anae, Liza troscheli. 

 ava, n. The name of a ver} r scaly fish, 

 'ava 'ava, n. Terapon jarbua. Kawa (New Zealand), name of a traditional being which hung like a 



veil upon the forehead of the eel-god, Tuna, 

 'ava 'ava moana, n. Plectorhynchus diagramma. 

 'avasai, adj. Perhaps 'avasia, burnt by the sun. 

 'ele'ele, n. Siganus punctatus. ' Ele (Samoa) rust, red earth; ereere (Tahiti), black, dark, also blue; 



eleele (Hawaii) dark-colored-black, blue, 

 fa'a moana, adj. Pelagic, a name applied to fish found in schools far out from shore. Moana 



(Samoa), the ocean; moana (Hawaii, New Zealand), the ocean. 

 fai, n. A sting-ray, Himantura fai. Whai (New Zealand), a sting-ray; fai (Tahiti), a sting-ray; vai 



(Fiji), a sting-ray. 

 faiumu, r. To cook an oven of food, 

 fataga loa, it. Halichceres diedalma. 

 feio, adj. Light yellow. 



fili, 11. Sinnet, braided cocoanut fiber; fill mama, a ring braided of cocoanut fiber, 

 filoa, n. Lethrinella miniata. 



fo, n. Name applied to fishes of the genus Amia and related genera, 

 fo mumu, n. Apogonichthys marmoratus. 

 foa'ao, ii. Pempheris oualensis. 

 fui, B. A collection or cluster, 

 fuifui-atu, ii. A school of bonito. 



fuga, v. Name applied to parrot-fishes (Callyodontidre). 

 fuga 'avasai, n. Callyodon erythrodon. 

 fuga galu- moana, n. Callyodon ultramarinus. 

 fuga mea, n. Callyodon balinensis; C. zonularis. 

 fuga meamea, n. Callyodon obscurus. 

 fuga mumu, n. Callyodon pyrrhurus. 

 fuga pa'ipa'i, n. Callyondon balinensis; C. oviceps. 

 fuga ulapo, H. Callyodon ruberrimus. 

 fuga usi, ii. Callyodon oviceps. 

 ga, a. A mackerel, Scomber loo. 

 galo, i). A full-grown usiusi. 

 galo, n. Callyodon. jordani. 

 galu, ji. Wave. Galu-tai (Samoa), wave-of-the-sea; galu-moana (Samoa) , wave of-the-ocean; gagalu, 



to be rippled, as the water by a fish swimming near the surface, 

 galu-moana, adj. Mispronunciation of lanu-moana, sea-blue, 

 galafa (?), n. Zanclus canescens. 

 gata, n. A snake. Ngata (Tonga, Fiji), a snake; ngata (New Zealand), a snail or slug. 



