. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FAMILY MURAENIDAE—SCHULTZ 157 Paratypes.—'NM. No. 141679, Bikini Atoll, Bikini Island, ocean reef, July 16, 1946, 8^6-253, Herald, 1 specimen, 185 mm. in total length; No. 141681, Bikini Atoll, Arji Island, lagoon, depth 20 to 40 feet, August 7, 1946, S-46-308, Herald and Brock, 2 specimens, 163 and 189 mm.; No. 141678, Bikini Atoll, Eman Island, channel reef, July 17, 1947, S-46^05, Schultz, Brock, Hiatt, Myers, 1 specimen, 140 mm.; 141676, Eniwetok Atoll, Jieroru Island, ocean reef, May 21, 1946, S-46-174, Sc
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FAMILY MURAENIDAE—SCHULTZ 157 Paratypes.—'NM. No. 141679, Bikini Atoll, Bikini Island, ocean reef, July 16, 1946, 8^6-253, Herald, 1 specimen, 185 mm. in total length; No. 141681, Bikini Atoll, Arji Island, lagoon, depth 20 to 40 feet, August 7, 1946, S-46-308, Herald and Brock, 2 specimens, 163 and 189 mm.; No. 141678, Bikini Atoll, Eman Island, channel reef, July 17, 1947, S-46^05, Schultz, Brock, Hiatt, Myers, 1 specimen, 140 mm.; 141676, Eniwetok Atoll, Jieroru Island, ocean reef, May 21, 1946, S-46-174, Schultz, 1 specimen, 63 mm.; No. 141677, Kongelap Atoll, Mellu Island, lagoon reef, June 19, 1946, S-46-220, Schultz and Herald, 2 specimens, 86. Figure 33.—Holotype of Uropterygius fuscoguttatus, new species ( No. 141680), from Bikini Atoll. (Drawing by Dorothea B. Schultz.) and 165 mm.; No. 141675, Johnston Island, northern ocean reef, August 28-29,1947, S-42-569, Schultz, 1 specimen, 148 mm. Description.—Precision measurements were made on the holotype and 4 paratypes and these, expressed in thousandths of the total length, are recorded in that order, respectively. Total length in mm. 176; 165; 163; 148; 140. Greatest depth 54; 48; 46; 57; 39 length of head 110; 101; 107; 103; 100; snout to anus 500; 497; 503; 493; 486; longest midcaudal fin ray 10; 11; 13; 13; 14; eye 11; 11; 10; 11; 10; snout 20; 19; 19; 19; 20; snout tip to rictus 49; 53; 48; 49; 48; interorbital space 14; 15; 15; 15; 15. Greatest depth 17 to 25; head to ; snout to anus to ; all in total length. Greatest depth to ; longest midcaudal fin ray to ; eye to ; snout to rictus to ; snout to ; interorbital space to ; all in the length of the head. Body a little compressed, more so near tip of tail; dorsal and anal fins absent except near tip of tail, with which they are confluent; center of eye equidistant between tip of
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