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CAS-SU(ICH) 14374 Stereolepis gigas   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Stereolepididae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z114374 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Probably West Coast of Mexico, by word of mouth from GSM.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Giant sea bass.
Collecting Event Remarks Received from CSFG Terminal Id but a letter to them regarding this fish received this answer: "No knowledge of it." (1940)