Harpiliopsis spinigera (Ortmann, 1890)

Anchistia spinigera Ortmann, 1890: 511, pl. 36, Figure. 23.

Harpilius depressus var. gracilis Kemp, 1922: 234, Figure 71. Harpiliopsis depressus var. spinigerus — Holthuis, 1952: 184 –185.

Material examined. 3 ovig.Ψ, MAP­170, ST­097, 12°37.179’N 54°21.107’E, Roosh, 1 km E of Suqra, N coast, 12 m, 23 March 1999, SMF 29199.

Hosts: Pocillopora eydouxi Edwards & Haime [ Scleractinia].

Regional records: In the north west Indian Ocean reported only from the Maldive Islands (Garth, 1976; Bruce, 1976a).

General distribution: Type locality: Samoa. Distributed throughout much of Indo­ West Pacific, where there are coral reefs, and extending to the Pacific coast of America from Panama and Colombia.

Remarks: The specimens were found in association with H. depressa .