is one of tlie fish cleaners 
fippolytidse. H. 
It was originally descrlhed from ^feideira and has since 
heen ohserved in the Bahamas, the Qulf of Mexico, Hawaiian 
Islands, and Moorea In I^ehch Oceania. 
At Dr, Schmitt*® suggestion, we are sending you a 
few STjpplies that you will prohahly need if you collect 
anich more naterial for us. % 0 Se are listed on the en- 
closed invoice, the white copy of which should he dated, 
signed, end returned v/hen the shipment is received. We 
hope that you still have some alcohol left. If not, you 
can prohahly obtain coKfflcrical fonnalia there more easily 
than w® could send it to you? as you prohahly know, it 
should he diluted hy adding about 20 parts of water to 1 
part of formalin, cheesecloth and plastic tuhlng in 
the shipment may he used for shipping speeloens too large 
for the plastic vials. If such |>ecliaena are soaked in 
either alcohol or formalin for a couple of weeks, wrapped 
in cheesecloth dafflpened with the preservative, and sealed 
in the plastic tubing, they should ship without damage. 
¥e x;ffiusilly jtist twist and fold over the ends of the plastic 
tubing and bind them with rubber bands. As the tubing 
sometimes has almost Imperceptible pinholes in it, we have 
found it edviaahle to use double thicknesses of it hy 
sealing th© cheesecloth-wrapped speelaen© in one length 
of tuhing and then sealing that package in a second length, 
hith that precaution, specimens will remain in good condi tion 
for months and prohahly years . 
fhe package and Invoice imv© been marked ”For scientific 
purposes end return" to minimise ©ustoiRas difficulties for 
you. If you collect material for us that is too heavy or 
bulky for mailing, please let us know the number, sizes, 
and weights of the packages to that can send you ship- 
ping instructions and tags. 
t 
we can help you In any other wa^'-, do not hesitate 
to let us know. 
b Incerely , 
Curator 
Division of Marin© Invertebrates 
linclosure: Invoice 451^ 
