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free, but bound down with skin anteriorly, and subequal in length to 

 second spine ; soft dorsal rays all simple except last one or two, which 

 are branched; only last pelvic ray divided; caudal rays branched; 

 anal rays all divided; pectoral rays all simple; gill opening close to 

 base of pectoral fin; caudal peduncle distinct but short, slightly deeper 

 than long; skin thicldy covered with bifid to multifid prickles; scat- 

 tered dermal cirri present. 



Color in alcohol: head, body, and fins with light tan background; 

 everywhere, except on underside of head and belly, with black spots 

 or elongate blotches, arranged somewhat in lines on sides of body; 

 black spots on fins round, those on caudal fin forming 4 vertical rows. 



In the genus Phrynelox, this new species is a member of the sub- 

 genus Phyrnelox, which is characterized by having the "bait" formed 

 of bifid tentacles. In this subgenus the species fall into two groups: 

 (1) those species with the bony part (illicium) of the first dorsal spine 

 notably long, almost twice the length of the second dorsal spine, 

 including P. striatus (Shaw) and P. melas (Bleeker) ; (2) those species 



Table 2. — Measurements made on three new species of frogfishes {recorded in 

 thousandths of the standard length) 



