blenniidae: salariinae — schultz and chapman 



343 



respectively, have 70 percent with 16 soft dorsal and 83% percent 

 with 17 soft anal rays. 



Color in alcohol. — No significant coloration differences exist between 

 the two subspecies, plurifilis and marshallensis. 



Ecology. — This common species occurred in the shallow parts of 

 both the lagoon and ocean reefs and in the isolated shallow tidal 

 pools near the high tidal pools and channels just below high tidal 

 level. It was more abundant where crevices and small coral growth 

 offered protection. 



Remarks. — This new subspecies differs from E. p. plurifilis in having 

 a lower number of both soft dorsal and anal rays. 



Named marshallensis in reference to the Island group in Mdiich it 

 occurs. 



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mm. 



H.W.E 



Figure 122. — Entomacrodus niuafoouensis (Fowler), holotype, USNM 91932, after Fowler. 



ENTOMACRODUS NIUAFOOUENSIS (Fowler) 



Plate 114,D; Figure 122 



Salarias niuafoouensis Fowler, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 81, art. 8, p. 7, fig. 



3, 1932 (type locality, Niuafoou Island, Tonga group; holotype USNM 



91932 and paratype USNM 138298). 

 Salarias lacunicola Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 98, p. 178, 



figs. 41a, 42, 1946 (type locality, Riu Kiu Islands). 



SPECIMEN STUDIED 

 Guam: Ypao Point, 1 female specimen, 57 mm., D. H. Johnson. 



Description. — Dorsal XIII, 15; anal 11,16; pectoral 14, branched 

 caudal 5+4; pelvics 1,4; orbital tentacle single on each eye, both 

 with 4 cirri on inner edge and 1 cirrus on outer edge; nuchal cirrus 

 simple on each side; nasal flap with 8 cirri. 



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