Munroe: Western Atlantic tonguefishes of the Symphurus p/agusia complex 



285 



tematics Laboratory. This study would not have been 

 possible without assistance provided by many people 

 whose generosity is greatly appreciated. My disserta- 

 tion committee, especially J. A. Musick and B.B. Col- 

 lette, provided encouragement and criticism that 

 greatly improved the study. This study required and 

 benefited from financial support arranged by J. Mer- 

 riner, J. Musick, H. Austin, G. Grant, and F. Perkins 

 of the Department and Division of Fisheries and Direc- 

 tor's Office at VIMS. Additional financial support was 

 provided by Sigma Xi, Raney Fund, and William and 

 Mary Minor Research Grants. The following assisted 

 with loan of specimens, information, and use of facil- 

 ities: D.L. Nieland, ALA; W.F. Smith- Vaniz and W. 

 Saul, ANSP; A. Wheeler, M. Holloway, B. Brewster, 

 J. Chambers, and 0. Crimmen, BMNH; W. Eschmeyer, 

 M.E. Anderson, and D. Catania, CAS; R.K. Johnson, 

 M.A. Rogers, and D.J. Stewart, FMNH; C.R. Gilbert, 

 G.H. Burgess, and J.B. Miller, FSU; C.E. Dawson and 

 S. Poss, GCRL; N.J. Brown and J. Gourley, IMS; T.H. 

 Farr, Institute of Jamaica; R. Lavenberg, J. Seigel, and 

 R. Feeney, LACM; C.A.S. de Lucena, MCP; W.L. Fink 

 and K. Hartel, MCZ; J-P. Haenni, MHNN; M.L. 

 Bauchot and M. Desoutter, MNHN; N.A. Menezes, 

 MZUSP; S.W. Ross, Department of Natural Resources, 

 NC; J.E. McEachran and M. Retzer, TCWC; R.S. 

 Suttkus, TU; R.S. Rosa, UFPB; C.R. Robins, UMML; 

 R.R. Miller and A. Creighton, UMMZ; D.A. Hensley 

 and J.J. Kimmel, UPRM; R. Shipp, USA; V.G. 

 Springer and R.P. Vari, USNM; H. Nijssen and I. Is- 

 brucker, ZMA; H.J. Paepke, ZMB; C. Karrer, ZMH. 

 Assistance during many phases of this study was pro- 

 vided by Susan Jewett and Jeff Williams who helped 

 locate material, catalog specimens, or provided advice 

 concerning x-ray films and use of the x-ray facility at 

 USNM; K. Bruwelheide, A. Gerberich, and J. Clayton 

 answered a myriad of questions regarding catalog 

 numbers and collection data, and located critical library 

 references. A special thanks to Dan Margulies who 

 graciously provided me with a home away from home 

 during my many expeditions to the USNM. R.M.C. 

 Castro and R. Gibbons photographed specimens for this 

 study. M. Nizinski prepared figures 2, 3, and 5. G. 

 Steyskal (USNM) provided advice regarding etymology 

 of scientific names. R. Rosa, C. Monteiro Neto, M. 

 Jansen, and R. Vari generously gave their time to 

 translate references and their assistance is greatly ap- 

 preciated. This paper benefited from helpful comments 

 of B.B. Collette, R.P. Vari, M.S. Nizinski, J. A. Musick, 

 W.G. Hargis, D.A. Hensley, M.E. Chittenden, and 

 D. Sved. 



Citations 



Austin, H.M., and S. Austin 



1971 The feeding habits of some juvenile marine fishes from 

 the mangroves in western Puerto Rico. Caribb. J. Sci. 11: 

 171-178. 

 Bailey, R.M., E.A. Lachner, C.C. Lindsey, C.R. Robins, 

 P.M. Roedel, W.B. Scott, and L.P. Woods 



1960 A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the 

 United States and Canada, 2d ed. Spec. Publ. 2, Am. Fish. 

 Soc, Bethesda, 102 p. 

 Baughman, J.L. 



1950 Random notes on Texas fishes. Part I. Tex. J. Sci. (II) 

 2:117-138. 

 Berg, C. 



1895 Enumeraci6n sistematica y sinonfmica de los peces de 

 las costas Argentina y Uruguay. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 

 Buenos Aires 4, p. 1-120. 

 Bloch, M.E., and J.G. Schneider 



1801 Systema Ichthyolgiae iconibus ex illustratum .... Bero- 

 lini, Berlin, ix + 584 p, 110 plates. 

 Bdhlke, J.E., and C.C.G. Chaplin 



1968 Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 

 Livingston Publ. Co., Wynnewood, PA, 771 p. 

 Briggs, J.C. 



1958 A list of Florida fishes and their distribution. Bull. Fla. 

 State Mus. 2:223-318. 

 Browne, P. 



1756 The civil and natural history of Jamaica. London (not 



seen). 

 1789 The civil and natural history of Jamaica, 2d ed. Lon- 

 don, 490 p. 

 Caldwell, D.K. 



1966 Marine and freshwater fishes of Jamaica. Bull. Inst. 

 Jam. Sci. Ser. 17:1-120. 

 Carvalho, J. P., L.R. Tommasi, and M.D. Novelli 



1968 Lista dos linguados do Brasil. Contrcoes. Inst. 

 Oceanogr. Univ. Sao Paulo Ser. Ocean. Biol. 14:1-26. 

 Castelnau, F. de 



1855 Animaux nouveaux ou rares recueillis pendant l'expedi- 

 tion dans les parties centrales de l'Amerique du sud de Rio de 

 Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para. In Expedition dans les 

 parties centrales de l'Amerique du sud pendant les annees 1843 

 a 1847. 7e partie, Zoologie, 3, Poissons: 1-112. 

 Cervigon, M.F. 



1966 Los peces marinos de Venezuela (2 tomos). Tomo II, p. 

 449-951. Estac. Invest, marinas Margarita, Fund. La Salle 

 de Cienc. Nat., Caracas. 

 Chabanaud, P. 



1939 Catalogue systematique et chronologique des teleosteens 

 dyssemetriques du globe. Bull. Inst. Oceanogr. Monaco 763: 

 1-31. 



1940 Contribution a la morphologie des Cynoglossidae (Tele- 

 ostei Pleuronectoidea Soleiformes). Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 

 (Paris) 2d Ser. 12:182-191. 



1949 Teleosteen dyssemetriques. Resultats Scientifiques des 

 croisieres du navire-ecole beige "Mercator." Vol. 4. Mem. 

 Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. (2d Ser.). Fasc. 33:1-102. 

 Chittenden, M.E. Jr., and J.D. McEachran 



1976 Composition, ecology and dynamics of demersal fish com- 

 munities on the northwestern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf, 

 with a similar synopsis for the entire Gulf. Texas A&M Univ. 

 Sea Grant Publ. TAMU-SG-76-208, College Station, 104 p. 



