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Goram). — Smith, The sea fishes of southern Africa, p. 431, pi. 98, fig. 1238, 



1949 (Natal). 

 Antennarius stigmaticus Ogilby, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 1, p. 63, pi. 14, 



fig. 2, 1912 (type locality, Moreton Bay, Queensland). 

 Antennarius leucus Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 86, p. 512, 



fig. 53, 1934 (Durban, Natal; type examined by me, ANSP 54955). 

 Antennarius pundatissimus Fowler, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 98 



p. 216, fig. 76, 1946 (type locality, Aguni Skima, Riu Kiu Islands; type 



examined by me, ANSP 72089). 



SPECIMENS STUDIED 



Bikini Atoll: Enyu Island, reef at entrance to lagoon, S-46-8, March 16, 

 Schultz, Brock, and Marr, 1 specimen, 40 mm.; Airy Island, ocean reef, S-46-96, 

 April 16, Schultz, 1 specimen, 16 mm.; Arji Island, lagoon, depth 20 to 40 feet, 

 S-46-308, August 7, Herald and Brock, 1 specimen, 40 mm.; lagoon reef halfway 

 between Bikini and Amen Island, S-46-442, July 21, 1947, Brock, Hiatt, and 

 Schultz, 1 specimen, 61.5 mm.; Namu Island, lagoon reef, S-46-508, August 6, 

 1947, Schultz, Brock, and Hiatt, 3 specimens, 33 to 64 mm.; Ion Island, August 7, 

 1946, Univ. Washington, 1 specimen, 47.5 mm.; 



Arno Atoll: 1950, Strasburg, 1 specimen, 29 mm. 



Also: 1 specimen each from Onotoa Atoll: Gilbert Islands; Tonga Island; 

 and the Samoa Islands. 



Description. — Dorsal rays I-I-I-12; anal 7; pectoral 10, rarely 9 or 

 1 1 ; last 2 or 3 soft dorsal rays and last pelvic ray divided ; first dorsal 

 spine about same length as second dorsal spine, the bait consisting of 

 tentacles and filaments that form a small tuftlike knob; length of 

 bony part of first dorsal spine contained from 4 to 6 times in length 

 of soft dorsal base; skin behind base of second dorsal spine naked at 

 about 45 mm., but becoming rough in the larger ones; caudal peduncle 

 absent or nearly so, dorsal and anal fins join close to the caudal fin 

 base. 



Color in alcohol. — Light tan or grayish yellow, blotched with brown- 

 ish, and usually with scattered small brownish spots ventrally and 

 sometimes extending on sides ; fins may be lightly barred with brown- 

 ish; no distinct dark ocellate spot in soft dorsal fin. 



Remarks.— This species is close to A. altipinnis and the two might 

 be confused except for the difference in color pattern and the dis- 

 tinctness of the caudal peduncle in A. altipinnis, which in A. coccineus 

 is nearly absent. 



