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GAME FISH IN TANALAND 
Tengesi 
Barracuda 
Migratory Habits. — This fish is said to come from the Arabian 
coast. They come south with the north-east monsoon, and a 
few of them may already be caught during November in the 
waters of Lamu. They increase in numbers up till January, 
when they reach their maximum on their southward journey. 
During the north-east monsoon they can be seen travelling in a 
southerly direction. They do not linger at all near the Lamu 
archipelago, and are only caught as they travel past. They 
decrease in numbers during February, and as soon as the mon- 
soon begins to die down they turn round and can be seen 
travelling with their heads turned in a northerly direction. 
By the beginning of the rainy season — that is to say, in the first 
days of April, they have already entirely disappeared from the 
vicinity of Lamu, and are not to be seen again till the begin- 
ning of the next north-east monsoon. While travelling north, 
much fewer are to be seen than when they are going in a 
southerly direction. 
Breeding. — It is not known where the tengesi breeds. The 
roe is generally slightly larger than millet. No young fish 
have been caught here. 
Haunts. — This fish very rarely comes into the creeks and 
inlets of the coast, but keeps to the open sea. 
Bait and Methods of Capture. — The tengesi is not common 
in the fish markets of the Lamu archipelago, as it is neither 
caught in nets nor in fish-traps. The only method of fishing 
ior it here is by artificial bait consisting of a piece of white rag 
.fixed on a hook and fine and towed behind a fast-sailing dhow. 
The line used is about the thickness of a pencil. Sometimes 
a small white fish called ‘ dagaa ’ is put on the hook instead of 
the white rag. 
Fulxjsi 
Coryphcena sp. (Dolphin) 
Migratory Habits. — This fish is only to be found in Tanaland 
waters towards the end of the north-east monsoon, during a 
period of about two months — that is, during February and 
