FAMILY SOLEIDAE — WOODS 69 



rays for at least the length of head; eyes close together, upper placed 

 slightly anterior to lower; no pores at base of dorsal and anal fin rays 

 on eyed side; many dorsal and anal fin rays branched; dorsal rays 67 



to 77; anal rays 44 to 77 Genns Aseraggodes Kaup 



2a. Snout not overlapping tip of lower jaw ; pelvic fins symmetrical or nearly so. 



3a. Pelvic fin rays short, 3.3 to 3.9 in head, tip of longest reaching just past 



first anal ray; pelvic fin base long; last dorsal and anal rays with 



low membrane connected with base of outer caudal ray; dorsal 



rays 74; anal 57; scales about 67 from above gill opening to base 



of caudal rays Aseraggodes melanostictus (Peters) 



36. Pelvic fin rays long, 1.8 in head, tip of longest reaching to fourth anal 

 ray, narrow, bases short; dorsal, anal, and caudal not joined by 

 membrane; dorsal rays 72; anal 51; scales about 72 from above 

 gill opening to base of caudal rays. 



Aseraggodes whitakeri, new species 



2b. Snout overlapping lower jaw; pelvic fin asymmetrical, the right with 



longer base than left; rays short, 2.64 in head; dorsal fin rays 67; 



anal 44; scales in lateral line about 65 from above gill opening to 



base of caudal rays Aseraggodes smithi, new species 



Genus AESOPIA Kaup 



Aesopia Kaup, Arch. Naturg., vol. 24, p. 97, 1858 (type species, Aesopia multi- 

 fasciata Kaup. — ^Chabanaud (Bull. Inst. Oceanogr. Monaco No. 555, p. 17, 

 1930) and not Aesopia cornuta Kaup as restricted by Glinther (Cat. of the 

 Fishes in the British Museum, vol. 4, p. 487, 1862). 



AESOPIA HETERORHINOS (Bleeker) 



Plate 132, A 



Solea heterorhinos Bleeker, Act. Soc. Sci. Indo.-N6erl., vol. 1, p. 64, 1856 (type 

 locality, Amboina). 



SPECIMENS STUDIED 



Rongelap Atoll: Naen Island, west side, lagoon reef, July 30, S-46-302, 

 Herald, 2 specimens, 21 to 41 mm. 



Rongelap Atoll: Yugui Island, west side, ocean reef next to small boat passage, 

 July 31, S-46-304, Herald, 3 specimens, 41 to 48 mm. 



Description. — Dorsal fin rays 92 to 98 (94 or 95) ; anal 80 to 84 ; 

 pectorals 8 (upper two longest, rest rudimentary) ; pelvics 4 ; caudal, 

 counting all rudiments, 18; scales in lateral line 117 to 122; gill rakers 

 all rudimentary, not counted. 



Depth of body 3.03 to 3.43; length of head 4.84 to 5.0; both in 

 standard length. Length of snout 3.65 to 4.58; eye 3.90 to 4.32; 

 interorbital 0; postorbital 1.76 to 1.95; length of upper jaw 2.79 to 

 3.11; depth of caudal peduncle 3.27 to 3.89; length of longest dorsal 

 rays 2.17 to 2.21; length of longest anal rays 2.29 to 2.37, length of 

 middle caudal rays 1.3 to 1.35; length of longest pectoral ray 2.1 to 

 2.71; all in length of head. Angle of dorsal profile with lengthwise 

 axis of body about 33 degrees. 



No teeth in jaws, gums plicate; nasal tentacle slightly longer than 

 diameter of eye ; dorsal fin originating above anterior margin of upper 



