FAMILY ANTENNARIIDAE — SCHULTZ 139 



in front of base of first dorsal spine; a small flaplike cirrus at symphysis 



of premaxillaries between dentigerous parts. (Subfamily Antennariinae.) 



2a. First, second, and third dorsal spines embedded, covered with granular 



skin; "bait" not externally visible; soft dorsal and anal fins mem- 



braneously attached to base of caudal fin; soft dorsal rays 12 or 13; 



anal 7; pectoral 8. (East Indies, Karakelang, and Roti islands; 



genus Golem Whitley.) G. crj^tacanthus (Weber) 



2b. First dorsal spine freely movable, not embedded, usually bearing "bait" 



at distal tip. 



3a. Second dorsal spine slender, elongate, its length contained fewer than 



2.8 times in length of base of soft dorsal fin. 



4a. Pectoral rays 7; first dorsal spine long, slender, hairlike, smooth, 



bearing at its tip a simple bannerlike tentacle ; third dorsal spine 



very elongate and slender, much longer than second; unusually 



elongate upstanding denticles on skin even on fins; all soft dorsal, 



pelvic, and pectoral rays simple; anal rays all divided; caudal 



peduncle distinct; all fin rays notably elongate; dorsal soft rays 



11; anal 7. (Genus Tathicarpus Ogilby.) T. butleri (Ogilby) 



46. Pectoral rays 9 to 11; first dorsal spine not as above, third dorsal 

 spine robust, shorter than or same length as second. 

 5a. (See 5b and 5c.) Skin prickly or covered with granules; caudal 

 peduncle distinct; first dorsal spine very slender, almost hair- 

 like, about as long as or longer than second dorsal spine; 

 first spine bristly and with filamentous tip. (Genus 

 Trichophyrne McCulloch and Waite.) 

 6a. Soft dorsal rays 12; ocellate dark spot basally at second third 

 of length of soft dorsal fin. (Philippines.) 



T. rosaceus (Smith and Radcliffe) 

 6&. Soft dorsal rays 13 or 14, skin covered with upstanding spiniform 



bristles. (Australia.) T. mitchelli Morton 



5b. Skin smooth, at most with only scattered microscopic size denticles; 

 caudal peduncle absent or nearly so; first dorsal spine short 

 with bulbous tip; dorsal soft rays 12; anal 7; pectoral 9. 

 (Philippines; genus Nudianlennarius Schultz.) 



N. subteres (Smith and Radcliflfe) 

 5c. Skin without denticles but these replaced by a profusion of fleshy 

 tentacles or cutaneous appendages everywhere; bait trifid, 

 two large tentacles with a stubby one basally between them; 

 last pelvic ray simple; soft dorsal rays 13; anal 8; pectoral 

 11. (Southern Australia; genus Rhycherus Ogilby.) 



R, fllamentosus (Castelnau) 



36. Second dorsal spine robust like the tliird, short, its length contained 



3 or more times in the length of base of soft dorsal fin. 



7a. Gill opening behind pectoral fin "elbo" by a distance equal to or 



greater than least depth of the distinct caudal peduncle; soft 



dorsal rays 12; anal 7; pectoral 9. (Hawaiian Islands; genus 



Abantennarius Schultz.) A. duescus (Snyder) 



76. Gill opening adjacent to anal fin origin, far behind pectoral fin 



"elbo"; pectoral rays 10 A. analis Gosline 



7c. Gill opening adjacent to pectoral fin "elbo." 

 8a. Soft dorsal rays 15 or 16. 



