Munroe: Systematics of western Atlantic Symphurus 
171 
379 m; 14 Nov 1964. UMML 35233; 6(105.9-116.2); 
29°21'N, 80°06'W; 390 m; 17 Nov 1964. UF 41164; (127.2); 
29°20’N, 80°05.9'W; 320 m; 30 May 1984. UF 44394; 
(116.8); 29°19.39'N, 80°29.71’W; 549 m; 26 Mar 1985. 
UMML 35235; (105.9); 29°17'N, 80°04'W; 403 m; 24 Aug 
1962. UMML 10569; (97.1); 29°15’N, 80°05'W; 384 m; 31 
May 1957. USNM 236603; (107.4); 29°14'N, 80°05'W; 357 
m; 29 Nov 1965. UMML 35238; (96.4); 29°06'N, 80°00'W; 
360 m; 26 Jan 1960. USNM 291287; (100.4); 29°03'N, 
80°00'W; 348 m; 10 Feb 1965. UMML 10587; (72.1); 
28°36'N, 79°54'W; 403 m; 30 Jul 1957. UF 33889; 2(91.1- 
93.6); 28°23'N, 79°49’W; 342 m; 13 Jun 1961. UMML 
35242; 4(92.7-102.2); 28°21'N, 79°51’W; 329 m; 26 Jan 
1962. UNC 12179; (126.1); 28°02'N, 79°50'W; 329 m; 31 
Jan 1957. UMML 20569; (80.1); 27°18'N, 79°49'W; 324 m; 
16 Jul 1965. UMML 20536; (58.7); 27°02'N, 79°49’W; 501 
m; 16 Jul 1965. UMML 17440; (104.1); 24°50'N, 80°37'W; 
37 m; 14 Apr 1965. Bahamas: UMML 10565; (101.4); 
27°29'N, 78°58'W; 366 m; 2 Feb 1957. Gulf of Mexico: 
Florida: TU 11024; (97.2); 24°19'N, 83°20'W; 329 m; 14 
Apr 1954. USNM 291036; 2(77.5-90.7); 24°27'N, 83°32’W; 
512 m; 26 Nov 1965. FMNH 86366; (107.1); 24°26'N, 
83°24’W; 388 m; 14 Oct 1959. FDNR 6751; (80.5); 28°14'N, 
85°49'W; 476 m; 9 Sep 1968. Alabama: UMML 35229; 
(109.1) ; 29°12’N, 87°52'W; 531 m; 25 Jul 1962. FMNH 
94486; (102.7); 29°11'N, 88°05'W; 476 m; 26 Aug 1962. UF 
44377; 2(121.2-132.9); 29°09.20'N, 88°09.80'W; 467 m; 13 
Nov 1984. USNM 131634; paratype; (104.7); 29°03’15"N, 
88°16'W; 593 m; 11 Feb 1885. USNM 158981; (120.9); 
29°06’N, 88°19'W; 476 m; 13 Mar 1955. Mississippi: FMNH 
88820; (113.7); 29°00’N, 88°35’W; 403 m; 24 Aug 1962. 
Louisiana: MCZ 51900; (95.9); 27°45’N, 91°18’30"W; 549 
m; 23 Feb 1964. Caribbean Sea: Puerto Rico: USNM 
108416; (71.5); 18°32’N, 66°21'W; 476 m; 4 Feb 1933. Hon- 
duras: FMNH 94462; (102.1); 16°43'N, 82°44'W; 470 m; 16 
Sep 1957. FMNH 94468; 6(77.4-95.1); 16°42'N, 82°40'W; 
549 m; 16 Sep 1957. FMNH 90533; (92.8); 16°42'N, 
82°30'W; 549 m; 19 Sep 1957. FMNH 90534; (90.6); 
16°42'N, 82°36'W; 549 m; 16 Sep 1946. Colombia: UMML 
30106; 3(76.4-108.5); 10°32'N, 75°35'W; 45 m; 1 Aug 1968. 
UMML 35240; (107.9); 11°09'N, 74°26'W; 289 m; 19 May 
1965. UF 33894; (92.7); 11°26'N, 73°41’W; 403 m; 10 Nov 
1970. Venezuela: MCZ 58657; (91.0); 11°36'N, 62°40’W; 72 
m; 19 Apr 1960. Trinidad and Tobago: UMML 35237; 
(117.2) ; 11°09'N, 60°55'W; 66 m; 22 Sep 1964. FMNH 
88847; (97.8); 11°31N, 60°51’W; 448 m; 22 Sep 1964. 
Suriname: USNM 159607; (122.8); 7°36'N, 54°42’W; 412 
m; 7 Nov 1957. Southwest Atlantic: Brazil: MNHN 1989- 
421; 2(79.7-84.7); 19°36.03'S, 38°53.27'W; 640 m; 30 May 
1987. USU 1371; 3(78.4-85.1); 19°36'S, 38°53'W; 713 m; 
30 May 1987. USU 1393; (87.0); 21°34’S, 40°08'W; 600 m; 
31 May 1987. Western Atlantic: AMNH 40249; (1); un- 
specified location. 
Other material examined (seven specimens, five 
lots). Northwest Atlantic: New Jersey: USNM 315614; 
(126.1); 39°11'N, 72°27’W; 330 m; 19 Aug 1974. Gulf of 
Mexico: Florida: TCWC 3956.1; 2(87.5-95.7); 29°27'N, 
86°45'W; 384 m; 4 Aug 1968. Alabama: TCWC 6187.7; 
(118.4); 29°07'N, 88°18'W; 476 m; 15 Oct 1969. TCWC 
6187.8; (118.0); 29°07'N, 88°18’W; 476 m; 15 Oct 1969. 
Caribbean Sea: Suriname: UMML 11177; 2(121.6-139.0); 
7°34'N, 54°50'W; 370 m; 6 Nov 1957. 
Symphurus piger 184 specimens (27.3-127.1 mm SL). 
Counted and measured (33 specimens, 58.6-120.5 
mm SL). Northwest Atlantic: Straits of Florida: UMML 
17635; 7(58.6-90.1); 25°49-51'N, 79°19'W; 225 m; 29 Jun 
1965. Caribbean Sea: Bahamas: ANSP 144936; (78.2); 
22°55'N, 78°36'W; 274 m; 7 Nov 1961. UF 15637; 3(71.4— 
82.0); 22°55'N, 78°36’W; 274 m; 7 Nov 1961. Greater 
Antilles: Puerto Rico: FMNH 90536; (112.4); 18°26'N, 
67°11'W; 229 m; 6 Oct 1959. FMNH 91116; 10(84.7-120.5); 
18°26'N, 67°10.5W; 274 m; 6 Oct 1959. Lesser Antilles: 
Virgin Islands: FMNH 94463; (92.7); 18°37.5'N, 64°57W; 
403 m; 26 Sep 1959. Saint Kitts Island: MCZ 27965; holo- 
type; (84.6); ca. 17°N, 62°W; 458 m. Netherlands Antilles: 
FMNH 90538; 2(72.6-94.1); 17°38.5’N, 63°27'W; 348 m; 
30 Sep 1959. Honduras: FMNH 94469; (76.5); 15°15'N, 
81°19'W; 265 m; 25 Aug 1957. Colombia: UMML 30166; 
5(67.0-95.5); 11°20-22’N, 73°48.51-44W; 158 m; 21 Jul 
1968. Guyana: FMNH 86414; (92.1); 9°36'N, 59°44W; 146 
m; 4 Nov 1957. 
Counted (113 specimens, 26 lots). Northwest At- 
lantic: Southeastern United States: Florida: UMML 
35251; 2(100.5-103.1); 29°57'N, 80°10’W; 293 m; 22 Feb 
1962. Gulf of Mexico: Florida: FDNR 12566; 2(103.7- 
106.9); 24°20.5'N, 82°41.6W; 105 m; 22 Aug 1981. Louisi- 
ana: TCWC 6819.60; 2(61.7-62.7); 29°05’11"N, 88°49’94"W; 
115 m; 4 Oct 1987. Mexico: TCWC 4468.11; 9(87.6-122.3); 
18°50.8'N, 93°38'W; 146 m; 12 Nov 1975. TCWC 6097.14; 
11(57.9-123.2); 18°50'N, 93°39'W; 166 m; 12 Nov 1975. 
Caribbean Sea: Bahamas: UMML 14146; (51.2); 27°25'N, 
78°41-37.5'W; 302 m; 5 Feb 1964. UMML 35250; 2(51.6- 
64.4) ; 25°50’N, 78°22'W; 251 m; 11 Dec 1971. UF 33888; 
11(30.5-85.9); 23°34'N, 79°05'W; 274 m; 11 Jun 1960. 
USNM 285197; 6(68.9-75.1); 23°34'N, 79°05’W; 274 m; 6 
Nov 1960. Greater Antilles: Puerto Rico: FMNH 86398; 
4(79.1-91.4); 18°12'N, 67°18'W; 6 Oct 1959. FMNH 90540; 
(104.0); 18°13'N, 67°14.5’W; 229 m; 6 Oct 1959. Lesser 
Antilles: Virgin Islands: USNM 285198; 3(83.0-99.7); 
18°12'N, 64°18'W; 274 m; 6 Oct 1959. Anguilla Island: 
USNM 285195; 3(93.0-98.6); 18°11’N, 63°15'W; 296 m; 25 
Feb 1966. Netherlands Antilles: UMML 35255; 3(73.6- 
87.4) ; 17°34'N, 63°30'W; 92 m; 30 Sep 1959. Mexico: TCWC 
6207.17; (92.9); 20°26.3-51.5'N, 87°14.7-19.0'W; 265 m; 
11 Apr 1976. Belize: UMML 35245; 7(82.7-104.7); 17°17'N, 
87°59W; 229 m; 10 Jun 1962. Honduras: FMNH 94465; 
(79.1); 16°38’N, 82°34'W; 384 m; 21 Aug 1957. Panama: 
UMML 35247; (78.1); 9°18'N, 80°25'W; 137 m; 29 May 
1962. Colombia: UMML 35244; 3(94.1-104.0); 11°08.51- 
07.6'N, 74°18.1-19.3'W; 133 m; 31 Jul 1968. Trinidad and 
Tobago: UMML 35252; (75.9); 11°21.2'N, 60°38.7’W; 174 
m; 20 Sep 1964. Guyana: UMML 11175; (97.3); 9°39'N, 
59°47W; 183 m; 4 Nov 1957. USNM 159609; 7(83.4-106.1); 
9°39'N, 59°47'W; 183 m; 11 Apr 1957. USNM 159605; 
2(94.7-98.2); 9°36’N, 59°44'W; 146 m; 11 Apr 1957. 
Suriname: FMNH 94461; 5(96.1-114.6); 7°30’N, 55°00’W; 
183 m; 24 Mar 1963. GCRL 3817; (112.5); 7°27'N, 54°30'W; 
201 m; 16 May 1969. French Guiana: USNM 159211; 
23(89.3-122.0); 7°18’N, 53°32’W; 183 m; 8 Nov 1957. 
