FAMILY PLEURONECTIDAE — WOODS 



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Paratypes. — USNM 141768, Kongelap Atoll, Kongelap Island, 

 near north end, lagoon coral head at depth of 18 feet, July 25, S-46- 

 286, Brock, Herald, and Kohler, 3 specimens, 41.5 to 56.3 mm.; 

 USNM 167246, Onotoa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, lagoon, July 19, 1951, 

 Randall, 1 specimen, 32 mm.; USNM 164421, Oahu, Hanauma Bay, 

 Mar. 22, 1949, Gosline, 1 specimen, 65 mm. 



Description. — Counts and measiu'ements of holotype are given 

 first, followed by range of variation in paratypes in parenthesis. 

 Measurements are expressed in thousandths of the standard length. 

 Dorsal fin rays 64 (66 to 70); anal 52 (51 to 47); pectoral 5, one 

 rudimentary ray on blind side; pel vies 4 on eyed side, fifth rudi- 

 mentary (5 in paratypes), 5 on blind side; branched caudal 6 (6) + 5 

 (5 to 7) ; scales in lateral line 71 (73 to 75) ; giU rakers on first gill arch 

 7 (6 to 8), all rudimentary. 



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Figure 149. — Samariscus triocellatus, new species, holotype, USNM 141767, from Bikini 

 Atoll. Drawn by A. M. Awl. 



The specimen from Oahu has dorsal 70, anal 56, pectoral 5, caudal 

 6+7; scales 75. Depth of body 323 (355 to 400) ; length of head 243 

 (234 to 277) ; snout (anterior margin of upper eye to tip of premaxiUary) 

 80 (76 to 84); diameter of upper eye 53 (53 to 67); interorbital 14 

 (12 to 14) ; postorbital part of head (posterior margin of upper eye 

 to upper edge of gill opening) 95 (98 to 120) ; length of upper jaw 106 

 (92 to 118); depth of caudal peduncle 142 (130 to 147); length of 

 longest dorsal rays 179 (169 to 193) ; length of longest anal rays 196 

 (178 to 189); length of middle caudal rays 292 (261 to 284); length 

 of pectoral rays 204 (191 to 217) ; angle of dorsal profile 42 (42 to 45) 

 degrees with lengthwise axis of body. 



Teeth of jaws fine, sharp, pointed, close set in 3 or 4 rows forming 

 narrow band, those next to symphysis somewliat enlarged; vomer and 

 palatines not toothed, vomer(?) head elongated, forming a curving 



