GAME FISH IN TANALAND 
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March. As soon as the rainy season begins they disappear 
from these waters. 
Breeding. — It is not known where this fish breeds. The 
roe is very small indeed, not much bigger than a pin’s head. 
No young fish have been caught here. 
Haunts. — The fulusi does not come into the creeks and 
inlets of the coast, but generally keeps well out to sea. It may 
occasionally be seen near the coast in the vicinity of an open 
bay where the bottom is sandy and deep, and free from sea- 
weed. 
Bait and Methods of Capture. — Like the tengesi, the fulusi 
is not a common fish in Lamu waters. Owing to its generally 
keeping well out to sea, it is not caught in nets nor in fish-traps. 
It is only fished for with an artificial bait consisting of a white 
rag fixed on a hook and fine towed behind a fast-sailing dhow. 
They are rarely found in the markets of the islands. 
Nguru 
King-fish (Scombridce) 
Migratory Habits. — The nguru is a common fish in Lamu 
waters, which it inhabits in more or less numbers all the year 
round. From April till October it is less frequently found, 
but in November it begins to increase in numbers till it reaches 
its maximum about the end of December. It then begins to 
decrease till March, when its numbers remain more or less 
constant till they begin to increase again in the following 
November. 
Breeding. — It is not known where the nguru breeds. The 
roe is somewhat larger than the size of millet seed. No young 
are found in these waters. 
Haunts. — This fish frequents the creeks and inlets as well 
as the high seas, where they are more often found, however, 
than in the creeks. 
Bait and Methods of Capture— It is caught in fish-traps, 
but not in nets. It is also fished for with a hook and line, the 
best bait being ‘ kamba ’ (prawns) and ‘ mkisi ’ (mullet). 
But it can be more successfully caught by an artificial bait 
consisting of the usual white rag fixed on a hook and line towed 
behind a fast-sailing dhow. 
