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<div>I just received a copy of:</div>
<div>Mueller, Eberhard (1985). Melanesian Fish Book: Fishes, Fishing
Methods, Fishing Grounds, Mariculture and Coastal Conservation.
Madang: Kristen Pres.</div>
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<div>Some of the biology seems a bit imprecise in this book, so I've
cross-checked with Fishbase (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/</font>). Also,
it's not clear whether the author is making up TP terms to match the
English, or whether these are in actual use. So, it would be
good to get confirmation on these terms from list members. His
research was in Madang and Morobe.</div>
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<div>Some new words:</div>
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<div>String: Fishing line (p. 23)</div>
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<div>Spis: sawfish (p. 24) (Pristis microdon, P. pristis, P.
zijsron)</div>
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<div>Umben bilong pulim: beach seine (p. 25)</div>
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<div>Re: rays and skates (p. 26) (Order<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000"> Rajiformes</font>)</div>
<div>Mihalic has eipa, epa and par (p. 352)</div>
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<div>Pis i gat naip: Surgeon fishes (p. 28) (<font
face="Lucida Grande" size="-3" color="#000000">Acanthurus</font>
spp.)</div>
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<div>Longmaus: Needle fish (p. 34) (<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000">Order Beloniformes</font>)</div>
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<div>Langur: Trevally (p. 36) (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Carangidae Family)</font> [in Mihalic without
biological nomenclature]<br>
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<div>Bataflai pis: butterfly fish (p. 38) (<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000">Chaetodontidae</font> Family), angelfish (p.
90) (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Pomacanthidae</font> Family)</div>
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<div>Susu pis: milk fish (p. 40) (<i>Chanos chanos</i>) [only 1
species]</div>
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<div>Bunpis, Talai: herring (p. 42) [<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000">Clupeidae</font> Family]</div>
<div>Mihalic lists bunpis as milkfish (<i>Chanos chanos</i>), ox-eye
herring or tarpon (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000"><i>Megalops cyprinoides</i>)</font>, and talai as
sardine (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Clupeidae</font> Family)</div>
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<div>Retpela pis: Emperor fish (p. 68) (<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000">Lethrinus</font> spp.)</div>
<div>Ret pis: snapper (p. 72) (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Lutjanidae</font> Family)</div>
<div>Mihalic has retpela pis as snapper (p. 351)</div>
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<div>Tripela tel: triple tailfish, jumping cod (p. 70) (<font
face="Lucida Grande" size="-3" color="#000000"><i>Lobotes
surinamensis</i></font>)</div>
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<div>Karua: mullet (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Mugilidae </font> Family) (Mihalic doesn't give
scientific nomenclature and karua is not listed in the main
section)</div>
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<div>Mausgras: goatfish (p. 76) (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Parupeneus</font> spp.), catfish-eel (p. 86) (<font
face="Lucida Grande" size="-3" color="#000000"><i>Plotosus
canius</i></font> and<i> P. l<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">ineatus</font></i>)</div>
<div>Mihalic has mausgras as catfish (Mueller only covers ocean
fish)</div>
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<div>Bokis pis: boxfish (p. 80) (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Ostraciidae</font> Family)</div>
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<div>Pisin pis: parrotfish (p. 94) (<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000">Scaridae</font> Family)</div>
<div>Mihalic has the parrotfish as blupela pis (p. 351)</div>
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<div>Tangir: Spanish mackerel (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000"><i>Scomberomorus commerson</i></font>) [Mihalic
doesn't have biological nomenclature]</div>
<div>Mihalic etymology is Gazelle Peninsula. Mueller also gives
the Sabeng (Mutu, Umboi Island) word for this fish as tangir.</div>
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<div>Nilpis: scorpionfish (p. 98) (<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000">Scorpaenidae</font> Family), rabbitfish (p.
102) (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000">Siganus </font> spp.)</div>
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<div>Malisa: barracuda (<font face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"
color="#000000"><i>Sphyraena barracuda</i></font>) [Mihalic doesn't
have biological nomenclature]</div>
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<div>Bikbel pis: pufferfish (p. 112) (<font face="Lucida Grande"
size="-3" color="#000000">Tetraodontidae</font> Family)</div>
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<div>Haus pis: a fish aggregating device used to catch fish (pp.
134-137)</div>
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<div>Kait: kite (p. 143) [Mihalic has balus pepa, p. 274]</div>
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<div>Umben bilong apim: liftnet (pp. 146-147)</div>
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<div>Trolin: trolling (p. 165)</div>
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<div>Trausel wantaim kil: Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
(p. 194)</div>
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<div>Trausel i gat strongpela skin: Hawskbill turtle (Eretmochelys
imbricata) (p. 198)</div>
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<div>Helmet sel: helmet shell (Casois corunata) (p. 202)</div>
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<div>Trompet sel, Selbeng: triton (Charonia tritonis) (P. 203)
[Mihalic has taur, p. 352]</div>
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