FIELD DATA RECORD 
Division of Fishes 
U. S. National Museum 
D2SP POISCK 
f28&-287-_ St a. No. _.286. 
Stai^Ir Country: _ -2Bg-2g9-290-291--292- 293~294 _ 
County: _1-0--C/Yy: - 
Locality: Near H© 'End. of _Rongelap Id. ,. Lagoon .side ; 
single coral_ head. in_ 18 ft._wa_ter;. _ (size. of jc oral 
D™»a S «>’ ead ---S?. r _* M' - *. .¥►. ft Me h) ThOT3 2 5„Jni y—* 
Water: _ Clear _ 
Vegetation: 
Time: 
Bottom: Sandy. with, widely..separated. coral .heads_ 
Shore: _ Current: .negligible_ 
Distance from shore: ..1QQ yards - Tide: - 
Depth of capture: .-A” lS-ft — wa * er: — - 
Method of capture: 3- -Watar.oais .Cudo;. diving. ri^s;. nets 
Collected by: _ ._7. • S*. Br lQc jc;_ _E *_S •Herald. and. IV. Kohler.... 
Preservative: _ F.omalin __ Temp: _ Air: - 
List of species or kinds, with tag numbers if drawn or discussed: - 
PHOTOGRAPHED FISHES: - ‘ 
S-46-287 
" 288 
" 289 
" 290 
" 291 
" 292 
" 293 
M 294 
Platycephalid (145mm) : 
Monotaxis grandoculis (l50un): 
Apogon sp (7-stripe) (130 mn : 
Monotaxis grandoculls (150mm) 
Ctenochaetus strigosus ( ” )* ’ 
Boiocentru's* dj iadoma '('2) 130misr~j < ~ 
Myri prist is sp (llTm) 
Epinephalus leopardus (lOQnn) 
AA-CR-139-1031-?^ 
» 
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n m /i 
" 1032^t3 
ft 
The following fishes were collected: 
12 Platycephalids (50-160 mm) 
10 Synodontids with pointed snouts (95-175 mm 
17 Ctenochaetus strigosus (IO5-I65 mm) 
6 Acanthurus 2-spot (45-95 mm) 
1 Siganus (110 mm) 
15 Myri'prist Is (around 150 mm) 
2 HoTotraohys (95 and 110 mm) 
3 Holocentrus diadema (90, 90, 115 mm) 
afc Bolocentrus sammara (140, 140, and 160 mm) striped 
JBF. with red bltoch in dorsal 
14 Holocentrus sp. clear dorsal and 1 spot an each scale 
('90-125 mm) 
3 Holocentrus sp., no lines, red above and white below 
with dorsal read (65-250 mm) 
