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are more or less grouped at the positions of the bands mentioned 

 above. At larger sizes the network becomes increasingly complex 

 until it forms tiny vermiciilations, spots, and reticulations over the 

 entire body, except for the venter of females. The upper lip may show 

 indications of two or three dusky bands alternating with pale inter- 

 spaces, or the lip may be irregularly dusky. There may be indications 

 of a diffuse dusky band behind the eye, but there is never a distinct 

 dark spot at that position. The vertical and pectoral fins are variously 

 pale, dark spotted, and reticulated, depending on size. 



Nomenclature. — ^Valenciennes based his description of Salarias 

 vermiculatus on a single specimen, but included comments on speci- 

 mens collected by both Dussumier and Reynaud. Inferences from 

 the description lead me to the conclusion that the description is based 

 on Dussumier's specimen. There are two specimens from the 

 Seychelles in the Paris museum collection, one collected by Dussumier 

 from the "Seychelles" (MNHN A 1809) and the other from "Detroit 

 de la Sonde" (MNHN A 2029), the locaUty from which Reynaud 

 made collections (data included with this latter specimen do not 

 mention the collector). The Dussumier specimen has 15 soft dorsal 

 rays, the number mentioned in the description; the other specimen 

 has 16 soft dorsal rays. I here designate Dussumier's specimen 

 lectotype of the species. The other specimen becomes, then, a 

 paralectotype. 



TABLE 13. — Frequency distribution of nuntier of supraorbital cirri of left eye of specimens 

 of EntomacTodus vermiculatus arranged by SL classes ( in mm) 



