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Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1925, p. 250 (Natal coast 



in 40 fathoms). 

 Caprophonus aurora MiJLLER and Troschel, Horae Ichth. Zool., vol. 3, 



1849, p. 28, pi. 5, fig. 1. Barbados. 

 Hypsinohis benhalatute Bleeker, Verb. Batav. Genootsch. (Nal. Ich. Japan), 



vol. 25, 1853, p. 13. Oomura, Japan. (No description or figure.) (On 



Hypsinotus Schlegel.) 

 Hypsinotus rubescens Gunther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., vol. 2, 1860, p. 63 



(on Hypsinotus Schlegel, Fauna Japon., Poiss., dec. v-vi, 1844, p. 84, 



pi. 42, fig. 2, Nagasaki). — Gunther, Rep. Voy. Challenger, vol. 1, 1880, p. 



44 (Japan, Celebes, Ki Island). — Meyer, An. Soc. Espanola Hist. Nat. 



Madrid, vol. 14, 1885, p. 18 (Manado, Celebes). 

 Antigonia rubescens Jordan and Fowler, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, 



1903, p. 523 fig. 2 (Suruga Bay, Totomi Bay, Misaki, in 34 to 64 fathoms). — 



Weber, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische 1913, p. 299 (Arafura Sea, in 204 to 



304 m). — Gilchrist, South Afric. Fisher. Marine Biol. Surv., No. 2, 1921 



(1922), p. 74 (west coast of South Africa). — Barnard, Ann. South Afric. 



Mus., vol. 21, pt. 1, June 1925, p. 380, pi. 16, fig. 2 (Natal). 

 Antigonia mulleri Klunzinger, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, vol. 80, Heft 1, 



1879, p. 380, pi. 5, fig. 3. " Neu Seelaud. " 

 Antigonia steindachneri (Jordan and Evermann) Jordan and Fowler, 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, 1903, p. 522. Hilo, Kailua, and Honolulu, 



Hawaiian Islands. — Jordan and Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish. Comm., vol. 



23, pt. 1, 1903 (1905), p. 361, pi. 45 (Kailua and Hilo). 

 Antigonia malayana We^^er, Siboga Exp., vol. 57, Fische 1913, p. 299, fig. 



69. Arafura Sea (5° 28'.4 S. B., 132° 0'.2 O. L., in 204 m.; 5.9° 48'.2 S. B., 



132° 13' O. L., in 304 m.). 

 Antigonia fowler i Franz, Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Heft 4 (1), 1910, p. 54. 



Sagami Bay, Dyushi, Misaki, Aburatsubo. 

 Antigonia rubicunda Ogilbt, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland, vol. 22, 1910, p. 



103. Off North Reef, Queensland. — McCulloch, Rep. Fish. Endeavour, 



pt. 3, April 21, 1915, p. 113. pi. 18, fig. 2 (13 miles N. 50° east of North 



Reef, Queensland, in 70 fathoms). 

 Antigonia rhomboidea McCulloch, Rep. Fish. Endeavour, pt. 3, April 21, 



1915, p. Ill, pi. 18, fig. 1. Between Gabo Island and Cape Everard, Vic- 

 toria, in 200 to 250 fathoms. 



Depth 1 to 1}4, greater than length in young; head 23^ to 2^, 

 width 2 to 2}4- Snout 3 to 33^ in head from snout tip; eye 2% to 

 23^, greater than snout or interorbital ; maxillary % to }4 hi snout, 

 S}4 to 35^ in head ; mterorbital 33^ to 4, broadly convex. Gill rakers 

 5+ 14, lanceolate, short, 33^ in gill filaments, which 1^ in eye. 



Tubes 52 to 60 in lateral line to caudal base; 15 scales above lateral 

 line, 43 or 44 scales below. Scales with single row of 19 to 30 apical 

 marginal spines and median linear cluster of 5 or as 6, 4, 2, and 

 mostly bifid with age; circuli basal and fine. 



D. VIII to X, 24, 1 to 29, i, thu-d spine 13/g to 2 in total head length, 

 third ray 3 to 4; A. Ill, 23, i to 26, i, first spine 2 to 3; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle 2J^ to 33^; caudal rounded behind to truncate 

 with age, also rounded in adult when expanded, 1% to IJ^; pectoral 

 13^ to 1%; ventral spine 13<^ to 1^. 



