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69°56'W; 139 m; 4 Aug 1881. USNM 325958; paralectotype; 
(58.4); 40°01'N, 69°56'W; 139 m; 4 Aug 1881. VIMS 9116; 
(43.0) ; 40°00'N, 69°11’W; 233 m; 25 Oct 1970. VIMS 5573; 
2(46.1-48.2); 37°02'N, 74°39'W; 183 m; 1 Aug 1975. VIMS 
5571; 2(45.6-54.2); 36°37'N, 74°02'W; 200 m; 17 Sep 1975. 
VIMS 1129; 2(50.5-62.7); 34°37'N, 75°41'W; 230 m; 18 Apr 
1971. UNO 12180; (40.0); 32°49'N, 77°56'W; 229 m; 19 Apr 
1957. UMML 17387; (62.1); 24°39'N, 80°47’W; 134 m; 23 
Jan 1965. UF 82430; (50.2); 24°24’30"N, 81°55’54"W; 104 
m. UMML 35228; 2(41.6-52.1); 24°18'N, 82°20'W; 167 m; 
26 Apr 1969. USNM 153089; (48.9); Palm Beach (ca. 26°N); 
February, 1950. Gulf of Mexico: USA 4822; (38.5); 26°25'N, 
84°15'W; 183 m; 21 Aug 1977. UF 72139; (35.2); 29°17'N, 
87°55'W; 11 Oct 1970. 
Counted (11 specimens, 6 lots). Northwest Atlan- 
tic: Eastern United States: AMNH 19426; (38.6); off south- 
ern Florida. Gulf of Mexico: Florida: USNM 153099; 
(55.3) ; off Sombrero Light; 102 m; 6 Jun 1950. UF 29778; 
(50.4) ; 29°36'N, 87°27'W; 112 m; 8 Apr 1977. Alabama: UF 
70885; 2(45.8-76.9); 29°24'N, 87°34'W; 187 m; 11 Oct 1970. 
Mississippi: TCWC 6819.14; 3(47.6-68.2); 29°05’11"N, 
88°49’94"W; 1 15 m; 4 Oct 1987. Unspecified location: UMML 
uncatalogued lot; 3(62.1-68.0); RV Gillis Cruise 10. 
Symphurus pelicanus 66 specimens (27.2-69.2 mm SL). 
Counted and measured (19 specimens, 27.2-69.2 
mm SL). Northwest Atlantic: Sargasso Sea: UMML 1328; 
(44.1) ; 29°55'W, 70°20’W; captured at surface; 25 Oct 1956. 
Gulf of Mexico: Louisiana: FMNH 103611; (62.1); 28°55'N, 
89°15'W; 60 m; 23 Oct 1953. FMNH 94460; (57.3); 28°52’N, 
89°42'W; 64 m; 28 Mar 1962. FMNH 88821; (43.8); 28°40'N, 
89°42'W; 110 m; 28 Mar 1962. Texas: USNM 155234; holo- 
type; (50.2); 26°43'N, 96°32'W; 46 m; 4 Feb 1939. USNM 
155235; paratype; (58.8); 26°34'N, 96°32'W; 82 m; 5 Feb 
1939. Mexico: TCWC 6248.2; 3(51.6-59.2); 25°09'N, 
97°03'W; 52 m; 18 Nov 1975. FMNH 46372; (43.0); 
Campeche Bay, 19°16'N, 92°14’W; 40 m; 23 Aug 1951. Car- 
ibbean Sea: Honduras: UF 15662; (44.8); 15°46'N, 88°10’W; 
111 m. Panama: UMML 34371; (54.9); 9°18'N, 80°03'W; 24 
m; 20 Jul 1966. Colombia: UMML 30181; 3(65.4-69.2, 
cleared and stained); 11°08-07.6'N, 74°18.1-19.3'W; 133 
m; 31 Jul 1968. UMML 30081; 2(27.2-42.1); 8°58'N, 
76°31'W; 60 m; 12 Jul 1966. Trinidad and Tobago: USNM 
74331; paratype; (60.7); 10°37’N, 61°42’W; 57 m; 3 Feb 
1884. USNM 113252; (54.4); 10°37'N, 61°42’W; 57 m; 3 
Feb 1884. 
Counted (42 specimens, 16 lots). Caribbean Sea: 
Honduras: UMML 35279; 5(38.6-44.6); 15°46'N, 88°01'W; 
113 m; 19 Mar 1967. Panama: UMML 26762; (37.3); 
9°43.7'N, 79°22.2’W; 46 m; 20 Jul 1966. USNM 324675; 
(42.0) ; 9°38.9-40.2'N, 79°17.4’W; 67 m; 19 Jul 1966. UMML 
26616; 4(51.0-54.2); 9°31.0-31.9'N, 79°59.5-56.0'W; 35 m; 
13 Jul 1966. USNM 324676; (43.8); 9°14.6-13.5’N, 80°21.8- 
22.8'W; 48 m; 20 Jul 1966. UMML 26544; 2(37.2-40.4); 
9°00.1-8°59.7'N, 80°45. 8-46.7; 55 m; 20 Jul 1966. Colom- 
bia: UMML 30132; 4(39.9-48.8); 10°20.8-18.4’N, 75°39.1- 
38. 1'W; 63 m; 1 Aug 1968. UMML 35276; 3(40.9-49.3); 
9°40’N, 76°03'W; 49 m; 13 Jul 1966. UMML 26780; (46.3); 
9°31.3-32.5'N, 76°17'W; 57 m; 13 Jul 1966. UMML 35275; 
(41.0) ; 8°50'N, 77°02'W; 72 m; 17 Jul 1966. UMML 22282; 
(45.3); 8°48.7-47.6'N, 77°12.7-14.2'W; 99 m; 17 Jul 1966. 
Venezuela: UMML 35277; 10(34.6-54.2); 10°44’N, 64°16'W; 
65 m; 21 Jul 1968. UMML uncatalogued lot (specimen 
dried up); (45.4); 10°21’N, 65°41'W; 59 m; 22 Jul 1968. 
UMML 35278; 5(39.5-59.3); 9°58’N, 60°46'W; 57 m; 30 Jun 
1969. Guyana: UMML 35274 (58.9); 8°36'N, 58°53'W; 57 
m; 16 Jul 1968. Lesser Antilles: UMML uncatalogued lot; 
(26.5) ; RV Gilliss sta. 53, 15°42’N, 63°38’W; 9 m; 12 Aug 
1972. 
Other material examined (5 specimens, two 
lots). Straits of Florida: UF 32430; 1 specimen; 
24°23.36’N, 81°55.54'W; 119 m; 31 May 1981. Gulf of 
Mexico: Louisiana: UF 103521; 4(52.9-62.9); 15 miles east 
of Mississippi Delta; 60 m; 6 Nov 1991. 
Symphurus marginatus 110 specimens (56.9-146.1 mm 
SL). 
Counted and measured (30 specimens, 56.9-146.1 
mm SL). Northwest Atlantic: Southeastern United 
States: Virginia: VIMS 4302; (130.5); 36°40.4'N, 74°40'W; 
335 m; 8 Jun 1973. VIMS 5510; (123.2); 36°37.5'N, 
74°42.7'W; 301 m; 9 Jun 1973. Florida: UMML 10519; 
(84.9); 29°44’N, 80°11'W; 329 m; 19 Jun 1958. USNM 
291315; 2(111.6-112.9); 29°39’N, 80°11W; 348 m; 10 Feb 
1965. UMML 10590; 2(78.6-80.5); 29°30'N, 80°09'W; 348 
m; 18 Aug 1957. UMML 35232; (114.7); 29°20'N, 80°07’W; 
379 m; 16 Nov 1964. UMML 35241; 2(110.2-111.0); 
29°16'N, 80°06'W; 390 m; 16 Nov 1964. UMML 35234; 
2(112.4-113.0); 29°14'N, 80°05’W; 375 m; 15 Nov 1964. 
UMML 35242; (105.0); 28°21'N, 79°51'W; 329 m; 26 Jan 
1962. Gulf of Mexico: Unspecified location: FMNH 47908; 
(95.2); 750 m; 1952. Florida: USA 4665; (96.8); 24°17.5'N, 
82°57.5'W; 458 m; 22 Apr 1974. UF 72224; (56.9); 29°27'N, 
87°21’W; 405 m; 9 Apr 1971. Alabama: FMNH 88818; 
(104.5) ; 29°14'N, 87°46'W; 406 m; 28 Oct 1962. FMNH 
88815; 2(91.0-99.0); 29°10’N, 87°56’W; 668 m; 26 Jul 1962. 
FMNH 88817; (114.2); 29°10’N, 88°10'W; 366 m; 7 Aug 
1962. USNM 186042; 2(116.3-118.6); 29°05'N, 88°22’W; 
458 m; 12 Jun 1959. Louisiana: MCZ 27967; holotype; 
(90.1); 28°42'N, 88°40'W; 593 m. Caribbean Sea: Colombia: 
UMML 23248; (97.6); 9°28'N, 76°27’W; 531 m; 16 Jul 1966. 
UMML 35240; (99.5); 11°09'N, 74°26’W; 289 m; 19 May 
1965. USNM 291314; (114.5); 12°30'N, 72°08’W; 470 m; 
10 Oct 1965. Trinidad and Tobago: UMML 35239; (123.8); 
11°30'N, 60°46'W; 403 m; 22 Sep 1964. Suriname: FMNH 
90539; ( 146.1); 7°34’N, 54°50'W; 366 m; 6 Nov 1957. French 
Guiana: USNM 159236; (107.7); 7°12'N, 53°11'W; 329 m; 9 
Nov 1957. FMNH 86396; (135.5); 7°10'N, 53°10'W; 366 m; 
9 Nov 1951. 
Counted (74 specimens, 51 lots). Northwest Atlan- 
tic: Eastern United States: New Jersey: MCZ 151172; 
(136.6) ; 39°55’N, 70°35'W; 439-915 m; Nov 1994. Geor- 
gia: UNC 12175; ( 120.1); 31°58'N, 79°08'W; 366 m. Florida: 
UMML 35231; (90.7); 29°57’N, 80°10'W; 293 m; 22 Feb 
1962. UMML 10589; ( 101.1); 29°48'N, 80°12’W; 384 m; 14 
Aug 1957. USNM 236609; 2(106.8-114.7); 29°39'N, 
80°1 l’W; 348 m; 10 Feb 1965. UMML 35230; (108.6); 
29°31N, 80°09'W; 348 m; 14 Nov 1964. UMML 35243; 
2(105.8-109.2; cleared and stained); 29°31'N, 80°09’W; 384 
m; 14 Nov 1964. UMML 35236; (112.9); 29°21'N, 80°06'W; 
