450 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



lele, v. To fly. 



lega, adj. Yellow, turmeric. 



lega, a. A yellow fish, Holocanthus flavissimus. 



lili, n. Synchiropus 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 manahag. 

 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 a pala'ia. 

 loloa, n. Name of a fish (Siganus). 

 lesepule (?),n. Csesio cxrulaureus. 

 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. Name for one kind of shark. Mango (New Zealand), mano (Hawaii), mao (Tahiti), names 



for sharks, 

 mai, prep. From; rn.ai-m.oana (Samoa), from the ocean, pelagic, 

 mala'i, n. A snapper (Lutianus sp. ). 

 mala'i pa'epa'e, n. Lutianus gibbus. 



malau, n. Name applied to squirrel-fishes (Myripristis and Holocentrus). 

 malau faiumu, n. A rose-colored fish with silver lines, Holocentrus punctatissim.usk, called also malau 



matapua'a. 

 malau mataputa, n. A squirrel-fish, Myripristis microphthalmus, called also malau tea. 

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

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

 malauli, n. A cavally, Caranx melampygus. 

 malie, n. General name applied to sharks, 

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



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

 malolo, n. General name for flying-fishes (Cypsilurus sp. ). Malolo (Hawaii), name for flying-fishes 



(Parexocwlus, etc. ) . 

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



on coral reefs, 

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

 manifi, manifinin, adj. Thin. A name applied to Hepatus trioslegus, Holocentrus spinifer, Pernpheris 



oualensis, and Pseudupeneus sp. Nihinihi (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. Awaous ocellaris; Alliens alboguttatatus. 

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

 mano'o gatala, n. Salarias brevis. 

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

 maoa'e, n. Gymnothorax javanicus. 

 masamie (?), n. Cheilio inermis. 

 mata, 51. Eyes; face; appearance, 

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

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



' 'ey es-in-ears. ' ' 

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



marked with bright red blotches. (See pula. ) 

 matagi pulepule, n. Chietodon reticulatus. 



