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Symphurus civitatium Ginsburg, 1 951 
(Figs. 9C, 56-57; Tables 1-10, 35-36J 
Symphurus piger (not of Goode and Bean, 1886). 
Baughman, 1950:137 (inner harbor, Freeport, Texas). 
Symphurus civitatum Ginsburg, 1951:198 (original 
description, counts, figure, in key; Gulf of Mexico 
and southeastern coasts United States). Hilde- 
brand, 1954:297 (western Gulf of Mexico; abun- 
dance; depth distribution). Hildebrand, 1955:205 
(Gulf of Campeche, Mexico; occurrence on pink 
shrimp grounds). Springer and Bullis, 1956:65 
(Gulf of Mexico; Oregon stations). Resendez 
Medina, 1979:646 (El-Carmen-Machona Redonda 
and Terminos lagoons, northern Mexico). Lema et 
al., 1980:42 (Uruguay; based on specimen misi- 
dentified by Lazzaro (1977) as S. ginsburgi). 
Symphurus civitatus. (see “Remarks” about emen- 
dation of specific name). Briggs, 1958:297 (North 
Carolina to Florida and widespread in Gulf of 
Mexico). Roithmayr, 1965:22 (component of indus- 
trial bottomfish catch in north central Gulf of 
Mexico). Struhsaker, 1969:298 (rarely occurring 
[<10% of the tows] in demersal fish community, 
continental shelf from North Carolina to central 
Florida). Swingle, 1971:65 (offshore, Alabama). 
Topp and Hoff, 1972:78 (general absence on west 
Florida shelf; geographical distribution). Miller and 
Jorgenson, 1973:305 (meristic features of four 
specimens). Chittenden and McEachran, 1976: 
93, 99 (abundance on continental shelf of north- 
western Gulf of Mexico). Walls, 1976:390 (north- 
ern Gulf of Mexico; counts, figure, in key; suggested 
synonymy with S. plagiusa ). Schwartz et al., 
1981:32 (Cape Fear River, North Carolina). McCaf- 
frey, 1981:204 (in part; abundance and distribu- 
tion in northeastern Gulf of Mexico). Darcy and 
Gutherz, 1984:104 (west Florida continental shelf). 
