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Paratypes. — USNM 175256, same locality and bearing the same 

 data as the holotype, 21 specimens, 11.5 to 20.0 mm. standard length, 

 USNM 115514, Phoenix Islands, Enderbery Island Reef, May 15-19, 

 1939, L. P. Schiiltz, 19 specimens, 12.0 to 21.0 mm. standard length, 

 USNM 115515, Phoenix Islands, Hull Island, July 7-17, 1939, L. P. 

 Schultz, 5 specimens, 13.5 to 18.5 mm. standard length; USNM 

 142252, Bikini Atoll, northeast corner of Namu Island, April 4, 1946, 

 L. P. Schultz, 1 specimen, 21.4 mm. standard length; SNHM 52016, 

 Caroline Islands, Kapingamarangi Atoll, outer reef flat, surge chan- 

 nels and surf zone at extreme west end of atoll, July 14, 1954, R. R. 

 Harry, 10 specimens, 16.6 to 21.0 mm. standard length; SNHM 

 52015, Caroline Islands, Kapingamarangi Atoll, surf zone and outer 

 corraliferous terrace at Tapatuaitu, July 21, 1957, R. R. Harry, 

 8 specimens, 13.5 to 19.9 mm. standard length. 



Figure 114. — Helcogramma chica, new species, holotype, male, USNM 115516, drawn by- 

 Dorothea B. Schultz. 



Additional material studied. — USNM 115517, Samoa, Tutuila 

 Island, reef at Alofau, June 3, 1939, L. P. Schultz, 1 specimen, 10.6 

 mm. standard length, USNM 115513, Samoa, Rose Island, June 

 11-14, L. P. Schultz, 1 specimen, 14.1 mm. standard length; George 

 Vanderbilt Foundation High Island Atoll Project, Station 112, 

 Palau Island, about 2 miles south-southwest of Urukthapel Island, 

 Aug. 19, 1955, Harry, Fehlman, and Pierce, 1 specimen, 17.5 mm. 

 standard length. 



Description. — Based on the material listed above. Mean values are 

 recorded, followed by data in parentheses giving the range for the 

 entire sample. A sample of 32-34 was utilized for the counts, and 

 one of 15-18 for all measurements except the length of the third dorsal 

 soft ray, where the sample size was 10. Measurements are expressed 

 as thousandths of the standard length. Counts and measurements on 

 the holotype are tabulated on p. 298. 



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