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35269; (71.2); 11°37'N, 83°33'W; 31 m; 28 Jan 1971. 
Panama: USNM 324966; (39.3); 9°37'N, 78°53'W; 95 m; 8 
Jul 1968. UMML 26837; (45.8); 9°33-32.8'N, 78°49-49.9'W; 
57 m; 8 Jul 1966. UMML 23919; 5(33.4-70.7); 9°20.5- 
19.6’N, 80°13.5-15.5'W; 66 m; 20 Jul 1966. UMML 26554; 
16(46.2-63.0); 9°07'N, 80°40.3’W; 57 m; 20 Jul 1966. 
UMML 26547; (55.5); 9°00.1-8°59.7'N, 80°45.8-46.7'W; 55 
m; 20 Jul 1966. Venezuela: USNM 324962; 2(40.7-48.9); 
11°58'N, 66°50'W; 65 m; 24 Jul 1968. USNM 324961; (61.8); 
11°52'N, 70°23'W; 35 m; 27 Jul 1968. USNM 324963; 
2(46.2-51.3); 10°45'N, 68°08'W; 45 m; 26 Jul 1968. USNM 
324965; (60.0); 10°44'N, 66°07'W; 66 m; 22 Jul 1968. USNM 
324678; (61.5); 10°36'N, 68°12'W; 24 m; 25 Jul 1968. 
Trinidad: USNM 324964; (73.1); 11°22'N, 62°22'W; 78 m; 
19 Jul 1968. 
Symphurus ommaspilus 28 specimens (14.4— 56.4 mm SL). 
Counted and measured (28 specimens, 14.4-56.4 
mm SL). Bahamas: ANSP 93810; holotype; (40.9); Great 
Bahama Bank, Andros Island, west side of the southern 
of two Long Bay Cays; 1 m; 12 Jul 1957. ANSP 93811; 
paratype; (36.4); north of eastern end of Green Cay 
(25°07'N, 77°11T5"W); 11 m; 16 May 1956. AMNH 26260; 
(56.4); Cat Island, 11 Oct 1965. AMNH 29196; 5(14.4-42.7); 
Hogsty Atoll; 10 m; 13 Mar 1966. AMNH 30969; 2(27.7- 
32.0); Ragged Island, Nurse Cay; 2 m; 12 Jan 1968. ANSP 
143267; (18.3); South of Nassau, ca. 0.25 miles north of 
eastern half of Green Cay; to 15 m; 27 Aug 1969. UMML 
12813; (33.4); eastern shore Oyster Cay; 20 Aug 1963. 
UMML 34387; (55.0); Gum Key; 6 Jun 1948. Puerto Rico: 
UPRM 2660; 7(20.7-48.1); Aguadilla; 12 m. Virgin Islands: 
ZMUC 8652; (42.7); Crux Bay, Saint James; 27 m; 9 Mar 
1906. Saint Croix: uncatalogued; 3(32. 6-41. 0);Tague Bay; 
1 m; 16 Apr 1978. Saint Barthelemy: ANSP 103419; (20.1); 
French West Indies, Port de Gustavia, southeastern chan- 
nel midway between Les Saintes and Fort Karl; 8 m; 14 
Jul 1965. Sint Eustatius: ZMA 119.422; (23.6); 1904-1905. 
Curacao: ZMA 116.187; (32.0); 9 m; November, 1975. 
Belize: FMNH 94820; (53.6); Glovers Reef; 13 m; 24 Jun 
1980. 
Symphurus diomedeanus 353 specimens (33.8-183 mm 
SL). 
Counted and measured (41 specimens, 88.8-175 
mm SL). Southeastern United States: North Carolina: 
VIMS 1137; 6(97.1-175); 34°28’N, 76°15.3'W; 35 m; 21 Nov 
1971. South Carolina: UMML 10580; (164); 32°27’N, 
78°54'W; 51 m; 24 Jun 1957. Georgia: UMML 10552; ( 166); 
31°49'N, 79°31'W; 82 m; 8 Oct 1957. UMML 10551; (164); 
31°38'N, 79°40'W; 79 m; 8 Oct 1957. Florida: UNC 1565; 
(173); 30°32'N, 80°19'W; 42 m; 10 Jan 1957. UNC 1563; 
3(137.0-162); 29°40'N, 80°17'W; 73 m; 3 Sep 1956. Gulf 
of Mexico: Florida: USNM 37347; holotype; (137.9); 
25°04’30"N, 82°59T5"W; 48 m; 19 Mar 1885. UMML 34374; 
5(106.2-151); 24°47’N, 82°58’W; 44 m; 27 Mar 1970. 
UMML 34380; (97.5); 24°34'N, 81°06'W; 63 m; 26 Feb 1969. 
USA 5959; 3(88.8-139.6); 28°29'N, 84°21'W; 40 m; 5 Feb 
1978. Louisiana: USNM 158306; 2(121.1-143.2); 21°09’N, 
91°41'W; 51 m; 13 May 1954. Texas: TU 10594; 2(136.1- 
137.2); 26°10'N, 96°54'W; 33 m; 3 Jun 1954. UMML 11160; 
(136.6) ; 28°07'N, 95°53'W; 37 m; 26 Jan 1958. Caribbean 
Sea: Venezuela: MCZ 40943; 2(148.6-156); 11°32'N, 
71°44'W. South Atlantic: Brazil: MNHN 1975-269; 9(91.7- 
163); 18°18'S, 38°53'W; 38 m; 29 Nov 1961. BMNH 
1923.7.30:345; holotype of S. sumptuosus (111.5); Sao Fran- 
cisco (do Sul?). Uruguay: USNM 87770; holotype of S. 
pterospilotus (115.2); Isla de Flores; 1925. 
Counted (176 specimens, 79 lots). Southeastern 
United States: North Carolina: UNC 4031; (151); 34°48’N, 
75°31’W; 119 m; 13 Mar 1961. UMML 34381; (110.4); 
34°30’N, 76°12'W; 37 m; 12 Mar 1961. VIMS 2503; 13(93.3- 
169); 34°27’N, 76°16'W; 33 m; 30 Apr 1973. VIMS 1599; 
(92.0) ; 34°15'N, 76°04'W; 70 m; 10 Nov 1969. Uncatalogued; 
(149.0) ; 33°56’N, 76°46'W; 40 m; 16 Mar 1982. South Caro- 
lina: UMML 34382; (143.9); 32°27'N, 78°32'W; 123 m; 9 
Aug 1961. UNC 1552; 3(159-178); 32°22'N, 79°06'W; 46 
m; 1 Nov 1956. UNC 14920; 2(141.5-165); 32°12'N, 
78°12'W; 31 m; 26 Jun 1978. UMML 34376; 2(145.5-150); 
32°11'N, 79°08'W; 90 m; 18 May 1964. Georgia: UMML 
34375; 2(153-155); 31°59’N, 79°24'W; 79 m; 14 Dec 1961. 
Florida: UMML 34384; 3(130.8-152); 28°22'N, 80°05’W; 
60 m; 14 Mar 1965. USNM 291319; (148); 28°12'N, 
80°05'W; 60 m; 14 Mar 1965. UMML 17441; 2(66.8-74.2); 
24°50’N, 80°37'W; 37 m; 14 Apr 1965. UMML 20932; 
(112.9); 24°50'N, 80°38'W; 44 m; 15 Sep 1965. UMML 
34378; ( 152); 24°42’N, 80°46'W; 82 m; 26 Oct 1960. UMML 
34379; 2(128.8-138.5); 24°32'N, 81°17'W; 73 m; 27 Oct 
1960. Gulf of Mexico: Florida: ANSP 101294; 2(128.6- 
134.5); 24°32'N, 81°17'W; 73 m; 27 Oct 1960. UF 35415; 
2(100.6-102.5); 24°47’N, 81°41W; 38 m; 19 May 1978. MCZ 
58654; 24( 123.3-159); 24°36'N, 83°10’W; 55 m; 18 Oct 1966. 
USA 5748; 6(144.5-177); 27°40’N, 84°11'W; 79 m; 3 Feb 
1978. UWF 3230; 2(127.1-144.9); 28°56'N, 85°20W; 1 Dec 
1970. UF 71434; (164); 29°43'N, 86°00'W; 18 Jan 1971. 
TU 83888; (166); 29°50'N, 86°05'W; 40 m; 5 Jun 1973. TU 
82989; (156); 29°52'N, 86°16'W; 64 m; 5 Apr 1973. FMNH 
61301; 3(144.7-156); 29°50'N, 86°30W; 42 m; 21 Mar 1954. 
TU 82932; (161); 29°58'N, 86°31'W; 79 m; 5 Apr 1973. USA 
3563; 6( 1 19.3-145.5); 30°04’N, 86°48'W; 9 1 m; 29 Aug 1976. 
USNM 133935; ( 151); 22°08'N, 86°51W; 46 m; 30 Jan 1885. 
FMNH 45428; (150); 30°04'N, 86°57'W; 92 m; 14 Nov 1952. 
ALA 5871.21; 3(141.1-152); 29°54'N, 87°12W; 10 Aug 
1979. Louisiana: USNM 157692; ( 115.5); 20°05’N, 91°28W; 
31 m; 26 Aug 1951. FMNH 88848; (126.1); 28°45'N, 
92°17’W; 51 m; 13 Sep 1962. Texas: TU 12956; (86.2); 
26°10'N, 97°00’W; 20 m; 3 Jun 1954. Mexico: UF 12785; 
(141.3); 21°14'N, 98°28W; 46 m; 13 May 1959. UF 30333; 
(146.6) ; 21°11’N, 91°49W; 48 m; 28 Aug 1980. UF 17018; 
(142.5); 21°09'N, 91°41’W; 51 m; 13 May 1954. FMNH 
45429; 6( 118.8-143.8); 20°18'N, 91°48'W; 42 m; 7 Dec 1952. 
UMML 34383; 3(130.7-138.9); 20°18'N, 91°48'W; 37 m; 7 
Dec 1952. UMML 11226; (149.3); 20°06’N, 91°47'W; 42 m; 
3 May 1958. FMNH 46370; 6(116.1-132.0); 19°48’N, 
91°20'W; 25 Aug 1951. IMS 548; 4(102-119); Campeche; 
26 m. Caribbean Sea: Greater Antilles:. Jamaica: LACM 
6216; 6(104.4-108.8); 17°47'N, 77°40'W; 41 m; 15 May 
1962. LACM 6214; 2(105.1-111.7); 17°54'N, 77°51'W; 43 
m; 15 May 1962. LACM 45537-1; (113.8); 17°52'N, 77°53'W; 
41 m; 15 May 1962. Lesser Antilles: Virgin Islands: FMNH 
97487 (97.3); 18°35'N, 64°42’W; 50 m; 27 Sep 1959. UMML 
