blenniidae: salariinae — schultz and chapman 311 



black band extending from below eye across upper lip to meet its 

 fellow on chin, there forming a triangular spot; just behind this is a 

 wide white band extendmg from behind eye across cheek through 

 rear of maxillary, meeting its fellow under head; this pale band is set 

 off sharply by dark brown color of rear of head. From 40 to 55 mm. 

 the large black spots on head and body are prominent, and the pale 

 and dark bands on head are still discernible. Between the length of 

 55 to 70 the black bands on head begin to break up into dark spots 

 and in those longer than 70 mm. the bands are no longer distinct, 

 having broken into roundish to oblong spots. 



The nuchal fringe consists of black cirri, with a swollen basal area 

 at lateral tips, very blackish, even in the 19-mm. specimen; the two 

 anal spines on adult males have swollen dermal pads light grayish in 

 color. 



Color when alive. — Background color dark brown, spots blackish; 

 eye crimson (iris) ; upper edge of caudal fin orange. 



Ecology. — This moderately common species was taken in the 

 Lithothamnium ridge area where the surf was strong. 



Remarks. — Cirripectes "leopardus" of Day, of Schultz, and of 

 Chapman is Exallias hrevis (Kner) and for the synonymy of hrevis see 

 Strasburg and Schultz (1953). The statement by Chapman (1951) 

 that "leopardus" and "brems" (now Juscoguttatus) occur side by side 

 in the Marshalls, Hawaii, and Samoa is incorrect. C. fuscoguttatus 

 has not been collected in the Hawaiian Islands or at Johnston Island. 



CIRRIPECTES VARIOLOSUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 



Plate 116,D,E 



Salarias variolosus Cuvier and Valen'CIENNES Histoire naturelle des poissons, 



vol. 11, p. 317, 1836 (type locality, Guam). 

 Salarias nigripes Seale, Occ. Pap., Bishop Mus., vol. 1, No. 3, p. 127, 1901 (type 



locality, Guam). 

 Cirripectes reticulatus Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 98, p. 173, 



fig. 39, 1946 (type locality, Riu Kiu Islands). 



SPECIMENS STUDIED 



Bikini Atoll: 17 stations, 124 specimens, 18 to 82 mm. in standard length. 

 Rongerik Atoll: 2 stations, 18 specimens, 36 to 65 mm. 

 Rongelap Atoll: 3 stations, 6 specimens, 34 to 69 mm. 

 Eniwetok Atoll: 3 stations, 22 specimens, 26 to 75 mm. 

 Kwajalein Atoll: 1 station, 7 specimens, 49 to 58 mm. 



Description. — Dorsal rays XII, 14 or 15, usually XII,14; anal 11,15 

 or 16 usually 11,15; pectoral 15, with lower 5 or 6 thickened; pelvics 

 1,4; branched caudal 5+4; nuchal fringe with 26 to 39 simple cirri; 

 nasal flap with 3 to 6 simple curi ; orbital flap with 3 to 5 simple cirri. 



Head 3.2 to 3.5; greatest depth 3.3 to 3.8; longest dorsal spine 2.9 

 (male) to 5.3; longest thickened pectoral ray 3.5 to 4.2; all in standard 



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