Actaeodes tomentosus

Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (Fig. 2A) Actaeodes tomentosus Heller 1861a: 9; 1861b: 32; A. Milne Edwards 1865: 262; Richters 1880: 145; Miers 1879: 486; Guinot 1967a: 553, 561; 1969: 237; 1971: 1072; 1976: 244, figs. 38 D, 41 C, pl. 15, fig. 1, 1a; Serène 1968: 79; 1977: 50; Serène 1984: 134, fig. 78, pl. XVIII A (for complete synonymy); Takeda and Hayashi 1973: 72; Serène et al. 1974: 22; Sakai 1976: 447, fig. 239; Peyrot-Clausade 1977a: 26; Ribes 1978: 126; Thomassin 1978: 64; Kensley 1981: 43; Ng et al. 2008: 195 [List]; Ng et al. 2017: 87 (for complete collection records from Taiwan). Material examined: 4 ñ, NMNS 8772-1–3, 6.9–12.4 × 4.6–8.0, Jihuei, Taitung County, 4–6 May 2005; 2 ñ, NMNS 8772-4, 7.6–10.7 × 4.8–6.0, Shanfu, Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, 4 May 2007; 4 ñ, NMNS 8772-5, 3.2–4.5 × 2.0–2.6, Wanlitong, Pingtung County, 16 December 2007; 3 ñ, NMNS 8772-6, 7.7–8.2 × 4.9–5.3, Wanlitong, Pingtung County, 13 May 2009; 2 ñ, NMNS 8772-7, 4.5–10.4 × 2.9–6.6, Jihuei, Taitung County, 17 October 2009; 1 ñ, NMNS 8772- 8, 5.5 × 3.1, Jihuei, Taitung County, 9 October 2010; 2 ñ, NMNS 8772-9, 3.8–4.2 × 2.6–2.7, Jihuei, Taitung County, 27 September 2014; 3 ñ, NMNS 8772-10, 3.4–8.0 × 2.3–6.5, Jihuei, Taitung County, 29 April 2017. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea; Hawaii Islands (Serène 1984). Remarks: Actaeodes tomentosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (Fig. 2A) is commonly found in reef habitats in Taiwan. There are numerous reports noting the presence of this species in Taiwanese waters (Ng et al. 2017).