SPIROCAMALLANUS SPECIES OF FRENCH-POLYNESIAN CORAL-REEF FISHES

Spirocamallanus monotaxis is redescribed from Monotaxis grandoculis (L ethrinidae) and reported from 10 other species of coral reef associate d fishes from both the Society Islands and the Tuamotu Islands. This r epresents a new locality for S. monotaxis and 10 new host records. Spi rocamallanus colei n.sp. is described from Acanthurus achilles (Acanth uridae) and from Acanthurus guttatus, Acanthurus lineatus, Acanthurus triostegus, and Zebrasoma scopas from bath the Society Islands and the Tuamotu Islands. Spirocamallanus chaimha n.sp, is described from Cten ochaetus striatus and Acanthurus olivaceous (Acanthuridae) from Moorea in the Society Islands. The number of buccal capsule ridges in Spiroc amallanus varies and minor differences have no taxonomic importance. M arine Spirocamallanus species appear to belong to a single clade chara cterized by 3 preanal papillae and 5 postanal papillae. This clade may be subdivided on the basis of the shape of the female tail. In French Polynesia, ecological factors as opposed to phylogenetic factors appe ar to determine host specificity for Spirocamallanus. A new system of reporting the positions of the caudal papillae, based on the position of the papillae relative to the length of the alae, is used.