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diates sharp, laterals poorly formed but distinct; carinae of marginal 
teeth sharp; numerous small submedian and 2 sharp intermediate 
denticles present, intermediates recessed anteriorly. 
Cotor.—Fresh specimens and most specimens in preservative show 
traces of a crimson or blue display patch on the dorsal surface of the 
merus of the claw; the dactylus of the claw is pink. 
Discussion.—The sharp anterolateral angles of the rostral plate 
will immediately distinguish this species from G. chiragra as well as 
most other Indo-West Pacific species of the genus. The only other 
FicurE 8.—Gonodactylus smithii Pocock, female, TL 74 mm, off Karachi: a, carapace 
and rostral plate; b, last abdominal somite, telson, and uropod; ¢, uropod, ventral view. 
(Setae omitted.) 
species from the Indo-West Pacific region with a similar rostral plate 
is G. hendersoni Manning (see Manning, 1967b), which differs in 
numerous features, including the presence of dorsal spinules on the 
telson. 
In his account of this species from Madagascar, Manning (1968b) 
noted that G. smithit and G. acutirostris de Man were probably con- 
specific. Manning also placed Ingle’s (1963) record of G. chiragra 
chiragra from the Red Sea in the synonymy of G. smithii; the rostral 
plate of G. chiragra illustrated by Ingle is almost certainly that of 
G. smithir. 
