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CAS-SU(ICH) 9523 Argyropelecus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Sternoptychidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission; Albatross Field Number ALBATROSS 2101 Date Collected 3 Oct 1883 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear beam trawl
Locality Cape Hatteras to Nantucket.
Latitude-Longitude 39°18'30"N, 68°24'0"W Bottom Type globigerina ooze
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Temps. - surface: 67 deg. F.; bottom: 37 deg. F.