SMITHSONIAN REPORT, 1956— BAYER AND HARRY-ROFEN 



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PLATE 11 



1. Graceful, spotted cardinalfishes (Apogon nematopterus) hover over the branches of a 

 Pontes colony that is their refuge in times of danger. This little fish, with its red spots 

 on a bronzy ground color, and a dark-brown cummerbund, is one of the loveliest denizens 

 of protected reefs. 



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2. Huge, fragile chalices of Montipora foliosa dominate the reef slope in the innermost part 

 of K Division of Iwayama Bay. They form an uncertain retreat for fishes like the small 

 damselfish (Pomacentrus) swimming above them. 



