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Ectreposebastes imus Garman, 1899 (Fig. 89) 
Material.— CAS 235751 (125 mm SL, DC-1418); HEPD-016, otter trawl in 892-966 m. 
Remarks.— A worldwide bathypelagic species. 
Erisphex ariarus (Thomson, 1967) 
Material.— CAS 236697 (40.4 mm SL, DC-1324); HEPD-009, otter trawl in 322-336 m. 
Remarks. — This juvenile black-finned belvetfish was identified by S. G. Poss. 
Minous pictus Gunther, 1880 
Material.— CAS 235528 (71.2 mm SL); HEPD-022, otter trawl in 115-144 m. 
Remarks.— Widespread from Taiwan and the South China Sea to the Indo-Australian Archipelago. 
Minous quincarinatus (Fowler, 1943) (Fig. 90) 
Material.— CAS 235738 (2, 72.4-77.2 mm SL, DC-1449, -1461); HEPD-021, beam trawl in 132-172 m. 
CAS 235595 (75 mm SL, DC-1512); HEPD-028, beam hawl m 115-124 m. 
Neocentropogon aeglefinus (Weber, 1913) (Fig. 91) 
Material.— CAS 234641 (8, 60.5-91.0 mm SL) and CAS 235739 (2, 63.6-69.0 SL, DC-1455, -1463); 
HEPD-021, beam trawl in 132-172 m. CAS 235563 (62.5 mm SL); HEPD-022, otter trawl in 115-144 m. 
Remarks. — Distributed fi'om Bali Straits to Timor Sea, Halmahera Sea; Savu Sea, Sumbawa. The HEPD 
specimens are the first records from the Philippines. 
Neocentropogon afflnis (Lloyd, 1909) (Fig. 92) 
Material.— CAS 235749 (2, 80.3-81.4 mm SL, DC-1462, -1467) and CAS 235572 (3, 67.5-78.2 mm SL); 
HEPD-021; beam trawl in 132-172 m. CAS 235562 (3, 52-83 mm SL); HEPD-022, otter trawl in 115-144 
m. 
Remarks. — Distributed from Myanmar east through the islands of the Malay Archipelago, and with the 
HEPD specimens, now first recorded from the Philippines. 
Neomeiinthe sp. (Fig. 93) 
Material.— CAS 236002 (66.0 mm SL, DC-1447); HEPD-021, beam trawl in 132-172 m. 
Remarks.— Tins specimen was identified by Stuart G Poss. The genus is much in need of revision. 
Ocosia zaspilota Poss and Eschmeyer, 1975 (Fig. 94) 
Material.— CAS 235825 (67 mm SL, DC-1519); HEPD-030, beam trawl in 190-201 m. 
Remarks.— The holotype (CAS 33069) and all three paratypes were collected off Luzon Is., Batangas, as 
was the HEPD specimen. These are the only records of the species so far as we know. 
Parapterois heterurus (Bleeker, 1856) (Fig. 95) 
Material.— CAS 236010 (53 mm SL, DC-1516); HEPD-028, beam trawl in 115-124 m. 
Remarks. — Distributed from southern Japan to New Guinea and in Indian Ocean to off South Africa. 
Pontinus rhodochrous Gunther, 1872) (Fig. 96) 
Material.— CAS 235458 (190 mm SL, DC-1437); HEPD-018, traps in 240-262 m. CAS 235594 (106.3 
mm SL); HEPD-032, beam trawl in 223-369 m. 
Remarks.— This species has been confused in the past with P. tentaciilaris and P. macrocephalus, but Stu¬ 
art G Poss, in Fish base, considers the former, and possibly the latter, to be synonyms. Masuda ct al. (1984), 
Goerfelt-Tarp and Kailola (1984), Nakabo (2000), and otliers have recognized P macrocephalus from 
Japanese waters. Okamura {in Okamura et al. 1982) recognized P tentaciilaris as representative of the 
Indo-West Pacific fauna, and P. macrocephalus as confined to Hawaii and adjacent waters. Shao (2014) 
also used P tentacularis for his Taiwan specimens. Eschmeyer (1969:24) recognized P. tentacularis and 
