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Islands had somewhat higher percentages of specimens with 14 dorsal 

 soft rays than collections from other localities. Series from Acapulco 

 and Clipperton Island had somewhat higher percentages of specimens 

 with 15 anal soft rays than specimens from other localities. Since 

 this variation is not great nor does it conform to a pattern, I have not 

 reported these data uncombined. Specimens from the Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia frequently had what appeared to be teratological development 

 of the supraorbital cirri (short and club shaped, rather than long, 



TABLE 50. --Proportional dimensions as percent SL of specimens of EntomacTodua chioxtictus 

 (for meaning of abbreviations see methods section) 



Lectotype of Saiarias chiostictus 



