Cephalopods from the Marshalls — Voss 
July 31, 1946. One male, U.S.N.M. 574197. 
notes: This species has been so well cov- 
ered by Adam (1939^) that no added remarks 
seem necessary. Both Adam (Joe. cit.) and 
Sasaki (1929) have considered the Hawaiian 
S. arctipinnis Gould as synonymous with S. 
lessoniana, and the occurrence of the species 
at the Marshall Islands offers a still closer 
connection between the Japanese and Ha- 
waiian ranges. A single large specimen from 
Turnon Bay, Guam Island, Mariannas, col- 
lected by Gressitt and Ingram on January 8, 
1946, might be added here to supplement 
their distribution. Only one of the Marshall 
Islands specimens contains the large round 
spots about the edges of the fins as illustrated 
by Sasaki. 
Division OEGOPSIDA 
Family ENOPLOTEUTHIDAE 
Genus Abralia Gray, 1849 
Abralia astrosticta Berry, 1909 
Ahralia astrosticta Berry, 1909 (original de- 
scription) . 
locality: Rongelap Atoll; South Pass; 
Birch and Marr, May 16, 1946. One female, 
U.S.N.M. 587132. 
notes: a single specimen of this rare and 
little-known squid was obtained from South 
Pass, Rongelap Atoll, and is identical with 
the detailed description by Berry (1912) of 
this species from the Hawaiian Islands. Un- 
fortunately Berry’s type, U.S.N.M. 214313, 
was totally destroyed through improper pres- 
ervation, and only the bottle with the original 
label is extant. 
As the description of this species by Berry 
( 1912 ) is adequate, I am withholding further 
comment for a revision of the genus which 
is now underway. It should be noted, how- 
ever, that this specimen with a mantle length 
of 57.0 millimeters is apparently full grown 
and the assumption by Pfeifer (1912) that 
this species represents a growth stage (jEomp- 
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soteuthis-stdigo) is quite without substantiation. 
There is no terminal swelling on the end of the 
ventral arms, and the arrangement of the 
photophores seems consistent with Berry’s 
description. This apparently is the only spec- 
imen of this rare squid now extant in col- 
lections. 
Family OMMASTREPHIDAE 
Genus Hyaloteuthis Gray, 1849 
Hyaloteuthis pelagica (Bose, 1802) 
Sepia ^pelagica Bose, 1802 (original descrip- 
tion). 
Ommastrephes pelagicus, Ferussac and d’Orbig- 
ny, 1839. 
Hyaloteuthis pelagicus, Pfeffer, 1900. 
LOCALITY: Fniwetok Atoll; 4/5 mile south 
of Rigili Island; Schultz and Cali, May 25, 
1946. One gravid female, U.S.N.M. 574251. 
NOTES: This specimen with a mantle length 
of 53.0 millimeters agrees very well with 
Pfeffer’s (g)p. cit.) and Sasaki’s (1929) figures 
and descriptions, and is nearly identical with 
the latter’s specimen of 50.0 millimeters man- 
tle length from the Bonin Islands. It has been 
reported in the Pacific from the following 
localities: South Pacific (Pfeffer), Satsuma and 
the Bonins (Sasaki), and north of Hawaii 
(Rehder) . This new record from the Marshall 
Islands therefore considerably increases its 
known range in this ocean. It is easily recog- 
nized by the presence of 19 large round to 
oval photophores regularly distributed over 
the ventral surface of the mantle. 
Genus Symplectoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 
Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis 
(Lesson, 1830) 
Loligo oualaniensis Lesson, 1830 (original de- 
scription) . 
Ommastrephes oualaniensis, d’Orbigny, 1845. 
Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis, Pfeffer, 1900. 
LOCALITY: Bikini Atoll; Bikini Channel; 
Schultz, April 6, 1946. 
