Clapp, Roger B., 1963-1964, 1968
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R. Clapp - 1964 Nov. 1. Kwadjalein Atoll. I took two pictures of the large purple form of hermit crab and one of an ant gallery in a Messerschmidtia tree. These latter ants were large and reddish and according to the entomologist are a large carpenter ant, Camponotus. The entomologist also noted that his traps were turning up good numbers of mosquitoes and crane flies. On the way back to the Shearwater, 3 Black naped Terns were seen feeding low over the lagoon waters. In the evening I spent much of my time working over the fishes and identifying as many as I could. List of Fishes Identified Muraenidae - Echidna zebra Ophidithdae - Leiu ranus semicinctus Chatodontinae - Chaetodon ehippium Chaetodon lunula Chaetodon unimaculatus Acanthuridae - Naso lituratus Zebrasoma veliferum Acanthurus aliala Acanthurus triostegus Serranidae - Epinephelus spilotoceps Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Epinephelus merra Cephalopholis argus Holocentridae - Holocentrus diadema Holocentrus sp. Myripristis sp. Zanclidae - Zanclus cornutus Other fish collected included a porcupine fish, 2 species of triggerfish, 5 plus species of wrasse, 2 species of trunkfish, 1 stonefish, and some 20 plus other unidentified species.