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UF 28318; (141.0); 33°28'N, 78°07’W; 26 m; 22 Jun 1978. 
GMBL 76-266; (98.9); 32°57'N, 79°09’W; 14 m; 6 Sep 1976. 
GMBL 74-183; (136.9); 32°41'N, 79°38’W; 11 m; 25 Oct 
1974. UF 13238; (146.3); 32°26'N, 79°03'W; 42 m; 1 Nov 
1956. Georgia: GMBL 74-11; (142.3); 32°02'N, 79°25'W; 14 
Aug 1974. USNM 155225; holotype; (123.9); off Savannah, 
32°01’N, 80°11’30"W; 22 m; 3 Feb 1940. GMBL 76-273; 
( 124.2) ; 31°07’N, 80°56'W; 15 m; 13 Sep 1976. MCZ 58651; 
2( 124.8-140.6); 30°50.4-51.8'N, 80°55.5-56.3’W; 20 m; 17- 
22 Mar 1971. Florida: MCZ 58652; (132.3); 30°42'N, 
81°04'W; 14 m; 17 Mar 1981. USNM 267315; 5(128.8- 
145.5) ; 30°37'N, 80°59’W; 28 m; 26 Aug 1965. TU 14789; 
2(142.3-166); 29°03'N, 79°59’W; 324 m; 13 Jun 1956. 
GMBL 75-154; ( 125.1); 23°30'-29°12'N, 80°51-55’W; 17 m; 
12 Sep 1975. Gulf of Mexico: Florida: FDNR 1595; (114.0); 
24°42'N, 82°16'W; 29 m; Nov 1959. USNM 158315; 
2(140.7-149.2); 25°50'N, 82°30'W; 28 m; 8 Apr 1954. UF 
35443; (142.0); 25°17.5'N, 82°32'W; 33 m; 21 May 1978. 
UWF 2406; (111.3); 24°48’N, 82°32’W; 31 m; 12 Dec 1976. 
UWF 2323; 8(100.6-125.5); 24°45 N, 82°33'W; 31 m; 11 Dec 
1976. FDNR 800; (88.8); 24°41'N, 82°35'W; 26 m; 26 Aug 
1958. UWF 2356; (111.2); 24°47'N, 82°39'W; 33 m; 11 Dec 
1976. USNM 73259; (41.3); 29°39’30"N, 83°53’10"W; 28 m; 
7 Nov 1901. USNM 73262; paratype; (37.1); Pepperfish 
Key; 29°32'N, 83°58’30"W; 19 m; 7 Nov 1901. FDNR 2144; 
(103.8); northwest of Marquesas Key; 18 m; 1 May 1962. 
FDNR 9857; (132.5); 18 mi northwest of Smith Shoal Light; 
23 m; 7 Nov 1977. FDNR 10155; (90.4); 8 mi west of Boca 
Grande; 15 m; 30 Nov 1977. GCRL 76-14878; (144.1); 16 
mi off Perdido Bay; 22 m; 14 Sep 1975. Texas: TCWC 
3307.1; (94.3); 28°20’N, 95°08’W; 36 m; 1 Dec 1978. TCWC 
3303.1; 2(98.7-99.7); 28°36-14’N, 95°12-07'W; 37 m; 3-4 
Dec 1980. Mexico: IMS 559; 3( 104.0-105.2); Punta Morros, 
ca. 19°41'N, 90°41'W; 14 m; 16 Feb 1951. IMS 560; 9(103.4- 
111.5) ; west of Campeche; 27 m; 27-29 Jul 1951. UF 30363; 
(141.1) ; 20°54'N, 91°30’W; 34 m; 29 Aug 1980. 
Counted (60 specimens, 22 lots). Southeastern 
United States: Florida: UMML 2914; (127.6); between 
Jacksonville and Brunswick, GA; 64 m; Jan 1956. FDNR 
12849; (145.7); 30°40’N, 80°47'W; 28 m. FDNR 11533; 
(115.3) ; 29°07'N, 80°44'W; 18 m; 20 Sep 1973. USNM 
156068; (56.8); 28 o 21’30"N, 78°49’W; 18 m; 7 Dec 1962. 
Gulf of Mexico: Florida: UF 21903; 10(91.9-100.9); 
25°41'N, 81°40'W; 5 m; 1 Nov 1975. FDNR 2460; (140.8); 
60 mi west of Tarpon Springs; 20 Jun 1964. FDNR 18031; 
2(26.2-46.7); 25°17.34’N, 82°10'W; 23 m;. 12 Feb 1982. 
UMML 3083; 13(101.3-128.2); 24°45’N, 82°20'W; 24 m; 26 
May 1957. UMML 4699; 3(113.2-120.5); 24°45'N, 82°20'W; 
18 m; 10-12 Mar 1958. UF 43331; (98.1); 24°51'N, 82°23’W; 
4 May 1961. FDNR 4448; 2(107.8-135.5); 26°24'N, 
82°28’W; 18 m; 3 Sep 1965. FDNR 5059; 4(134.0-157); 
26°24'N, 82°28'W; 18 m; 21 Jul 1966. FDNR 4995; (133.2); 
26°24'N, 82°28'W; 18 m; 14 Feb 1966. FDNR 14632; (53.5); 
26°24'N, 82°28'W; 18 m; 21 Jul 1966. FDNR 14670; ( 109.7); 
26°24'N, 82°28'W; 18 m; 21 Jul 1966. FDNR 4880; 2(115- 
122); 27°37’N, 83°07'W; 18 m; 1 Dec 1966. UMML 1787; 
(112.1) ; 45 mi northwest of Key West; 26 m; 15 Jun 1953. 
FDNR 10206; (127.0); 20 mi north of New Grounds Shoal 
Light; 31 m; 2 Dec 1977. FDNR 10231; (112.4); 14 mi north- 
east of Pulaski Shoal Light; 31 m; 2-3 Dec 1977. FDNR 
10771; 2(128.1-135.1); 6.5 mi north-northeast of Smith 
Shoal Light; 15 m; 8 May 1978. FDNR 10932; (101.7); 
Cedar Keys; 9 m; 8 Jun 1978. Mexico: FMNH 45430; 
9(114.8-136.9); 20°05’N, 91°13'W; 22 m; 8 Dec 1952. 
Other material examined (17 specimens, 7 
lots). Southeastern United States: Florida: UF 44364; 
4( 122.7-135.2); 30°43'N, 80°30'W; 38 m; 11 Jun 1985. Gulf 
of Mexico: Florida: FDNR 6544; (25.0); 27°37'N, 83°07'W; 
18 m; 2 Nov 1967. UMML 20824; 2(105-119); 5 mi north- 
west of Smith Shoal Light, Key West; Dec-Jan 1963-1964. 
Louisiana: TCWC 3460.3; (91.8); 29°07.8'N, 93°19.8’W; 11 
Jul 1971. Texas: TCWC 5157.1; 7(95.7-111.5); 28°50’N, 
94°24'W; 21 m; 30 Nov 1978. TCWC 4145.1; (92.9); 
28°36.09'N-28°14.80'N, 95°12.30-95°07.80'W; 37 m; 6 May 
1981. TCWC 3317.1; (80.2); 28°44.59'N, 95°14.21'W; 22 m; 
11 Feb 1980. 
Symphurus caribbeanus 114 specimens (24.4-130 mm SL). 
Counted and measured (21 specimens, 40.1-121.9 
mm SL). Puerto Rico: USNM 313487; holotype (100.5); 
Mayaguez Bay; 1966. UPRM 740; paratypes 2(119.6- 
121.9); Rio Anasco; 1-2 Jul 1953. UPRM 1588; paratype 
(98.0) ; Mayaguez; March, 1962. UPRM 2926; paratypes 
8(58.1-97.9); Guayanilla; 23 Jul 1968. ANSP 118553; 
paratype (69.8); Puerto Rico; 25 Jan 1971. Haiti: FMNH 
61574; paratype (40.7); Port-au-Prince Bay; 12 Sep 1953. 
Colombia: UMML 30087; paratypes 6(88.7-98.1); 8°44.5- 
45.6'N, 76°52.71W; 4 m; 12 Jul 1966. Netherlands Antilles: 
UMML 5297; paratype (40.1); St. Martin; 1 m; 2 Jul 1959. 
Counted (64 specimens, 13 lots). Cuba: MCZ 11200; 
(71.8) ; 1851. MNHN 1887-505; (63.9); Havana. Haiti: UF 
83998; 10(80.7-95.4); 2 km northwest of Port Salut; sandy 
beach near eelgrass bed; 1 m; 7 Apr 1979. Puerto Rico: 
ANSP 115601; 7(43.3-82.5); Puerto Yabucoa; 12-13 Jul 
1969. FMNH 52071; (98.5); Palo Seco; 1899. UPRM 736; 
(95.8) ; Rio Anasco; 17 Aug 1951. UPRM 740; 8(90.0-121.9); 
Rio Anasco; 1-2 Jul 1953. Nicaragua: UMML 34338; 
2(79.1-94.3); 12°16'N, 83°31'W; 12 m; 28 Jan 1971. UMML 
34337; 3(95.8-109.8); 11°24'N, 83°42’W; 26 m; 28 Jan 1971. 
Panama: UMML 34339; (115.1); 8°49’N, 81°13'W; 18 m; 21 
Jul 1966. UMML 34340; 26(24.4-116.7); 9°48'N, 82°50’W; 
19 m; 26 Jan 1971. USNM 313514; (46.2); Colon; 5 Jan 
1911. Colombia: USNM 313513; paratypes 2(102.8-116.7); 
Bajo-Sabanilla, off Barranquilla; 8 Sep 1969. 
Other nontype material examined (29 specimens, 
9 lots). Cuba: IOH 1317; (95); Rada de Playa Viriato, 
82°28’02"N, 23°05’36"W; 9 Dec 1969. MCZ 25982; ( 108.7). 
Puerto Rico: LACM 4472; 2( 119-130); Tres Hermanas; 22 
Mar 1962. LACM 4480; 4(93.6-117.8); mouth of Anasco 
River; 1-2 Jul 1953. Costa Rica: UMML 34341; 16(52.9- 
116.7) ; 10°40'N, 83°29 W; 29 m; 27 Jan 1971. LACM 30726- 
5; (110); Cahuita Bay. Panama: UMML 35281; 1 specimen; 
9°19'N, 79°55’W; 3 m; 23 Jul 1966. LACM 20309; 2(87.7- 
121.8) ; Caledonia Bay; 4 Apr 1939. ?Colombia: UF 25915; 
(26.0) ; Providencia Island, north end of island in mangrove 
area; 1 m; 11 Aug 1969. 
Symphurus civitatium 427 specimens (22.0-152 mm SL). 
Counted and measured (30 specimens, 48.8-149.3 
mm SL). Southeastern United States: North Carolina: 
