Arm The narro"" rough stream of water sometimes extending down- &tream from 4~itherside of an island B~ Southern Ciross;also generic name for triggerfish Hucho Triggems;h,Balistapus undulatus Hwerre Certain speciesof groupers(serranids); also refersto a multihook dropline fisbiJttgtechnique Cbariferigut Cleaner ,Labroides dimidiatus Chera Generic name for remoras Cherouchouko (:ertain speciesof jacks lcarangidsl Doriyout Sonsor()lesename for suriyout Eeharlvus Lemon , Negaprion acutidens Fahum A type oj: Tobian fishhook FamponPisahe He Polo Blue-bandedangelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus Faumer TripletaiJ, Lobotes surinamensis Fen A baited hoc'Pnet Fichifichino'o A type of Tobian fishhook Foog The intuml:d tip on certain Tobian fishhooks Fotomahech A t)1peof Tobian fishhook Fotorimar Sea perch,Anthias huchti Ha&ra A speciesof snapper Hao Parrotfish, C:etoscarospulcbellus and Chlorums stronglycephalus

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Hapi Sereh A type of Tobian fishhook Hapitsetse The area of very rough water where two currents converge downstream of an island Hari Generic term for bright-colored groupers Hari-Nleroag Blue-spottedgrouper, Cephalopholiscyanostigma Hasetibo The near-island current patterns associatedwith a stable eddy pair Hatih Generic name for dull-colored snappers Haufong A type of Tobian fishhook Baugus A speciesof grouper Hob .Angelfish,Centropyge bicolor Houch Convict surgeonfish,Acanthums triostegus;also the name of a trc:e MachlJlyar A speciesof parrotfish (scafidi Maw Generic name for needlefish Mam Bumpheadwrasse, Cheilinus undulatus Man Tanante A type of Tobian fishhook Martac:ham A speciesof squirrelfish Marusetih Master fisherman MaSUl11A speciesof parrotfish (scafid) Matira,i Bumpheadparrotfish, Bolbometoponmuricatus Mechtrl A speciesof wrasse Merangu A speciesof unicornfish, Naso sp. Merif1llts A speciesof ,Sphyraena sp. Metcb A type of Tobian fishhook Mopu Surgeonfish,Acanthums glauoopareius Mohalemoh Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus Mor Generic name for squirrelfish Neihalil.i The "peaceful" seasonof gentle winds and calm water, fro~ February through September Ngun~.paha Imperial angelfish,Pomacanthus imperator Ngusngus A speciesof squirrelfish Niyafaog The seasonof rough water, from Octoberthrough January Pabo Generic name for Paip Generic name for butterflyfish (chaetodontids! Pinga~1 Sail6.ntang, Zebrasomaveliferum RamaJibuts A type of Tobian fishhook RaIna!iU A type of Tobian fishhook Ramal:iho A type of Tobian fishhook Rau Harlequin sweetlips, Plectorhynchuschaetodontoides Reebaii Either of two speciesof small-mouthed wrasse Reyu Generic name for stonefish and other scorpaenids Richolil. Generic name for damselfish lpomacentridsland small snappers (lIltjanidsl RichoJlJah A speciesof damselfish (pomacentridl Riper Yecho Coconut meat; also those speciesof damselfishlpomacen- trids) that are caught using coconut meat for bait Glossary of Tobian Words 205

Riwesiri Yapt~tase Small dolphinfish, CoryphaenahippUlUS (Sonsorolese) Ruhuruho Old generic name for triggerfish Sabacho NUIse shark, Ginglymostomaferrugineum Sangi A type of Tobian fishhook So'owo Goatfish Suchowa A barracuda,Sphyraena sp. Suheriong }l type of Tobian fishhook Suriyout Area of calm water upstream of an island Tanganangan A small speciesof wrasse Tauchacha Tavitef Ge[]tericname for boxfish Temaubour Probablya spiny-cheekedperch (grammistid) Teribour A sweetlips jpomadaysiid) Teter A jaclt (carangid) Urech False moorish idol, Heniochusacummatus Uremar Certain sweetlips(pomarlasyids) with blackmarkings Usurifarema A type of frogfish Wasori Moo,rish idol, Zanclus comutus Watur A de~~p-dwellingemperor Yar Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandci Yassur Medium-sized dogtooth , Gymnosardaunicolor Yawariyet l~ypeof Tobian fishhook Yetam Pilot fish, Naucrates ductor