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dermal flap opposite sixth pectoral ray. Six rows of flattened papillae 

 across width of each of anterior and posterior margins of disc. 



Remarks. — The specimen from Bikini was plain light pink when 

 caught. It does not have the prominent fleshy vertical ridges as 

 described for the holotype. Otherwise it is the same, except the 

 pectoral rays are 21 and 22. I count only 22 and 23 on the holotype, 

 not 24 as recorded by Briggs. 



Order ANTENNARIIDA 



Family ANTENNARIIDAE: Anglers; Frogfishes 



By Leonard P. Schultz 



In order to identify with some confidence the frogfishes collected 

 from the Marshall and Marianas islands, it was necessary for me to 

 review the fishes of this relationship on a world basis. The results of 

 that study was published in the Proceedings of the U.S. National 

 Museum (vol. 107, No. 3383, pp. 47-105, figs. 1-8, pis. 1-14, 1957; 

 vol. 116, No. 3500, pp. 171-182, pis. 1-3, 1964). Three new species 

 (Phrynelox lochites, Antennarius japonicus, and A. indicus) were 

 described in the latter paper. These have not been added to the 

 key below. 



Frogfishes may be recognized by the following characters: body 

 globular shaped; skin more or less rough, caused by minute denticles; 

 pectoral fin limblike; gill opening restricted to a pore near or a little 

 behind the pectoral "elbo"; first dorsal spine, if free, with "bait" at 

 distal end; second and third spines separate, sometimes embedded 

 or partly covered with skin, a fourth free dorsal spine completely 

 embedded, followed by the soft dorsal fin; caudal fin rays usually 

 divided, one of the outer rays occasionally simple, and number 4+5; 

 gill rakers poorly developed on first gUl arch; gill filaments on first 

 arch greatly reduced on dorsal part of arch or lacking; mouth almost 

 vertical; small conical teeth in rows on jaws, vomer, palatines, and 

 tongue. 



Since various species of frogfishes are widely distributed, a key to 

 those in the tropical Indo-Pacific is included. For references and 

 synonymy, see my review of this family. 



In my 1957 paper, an error was made in the description of Anten- 

 narius paudradiatus. The pelvic fin does not have the last ray 

 divided as shown in figure 7. All anal rays are divided and not as 

 in figure 7. This species with undivided pelvic rays would trace 

 through the 1957 key to section 49a on p. 61 and is close to A. 

 notophthalmus from which it differs in having a very short "bait." 



KEY TO THE FAMILY ANTENNARIIDAE OF THE INDO-PACIFIC 



la. Dorsal half of first gill arch without filaments, ventral part with only an- 

 terior half bearing filaments; no dermal cirri at tip of chin or on snout 



