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CAS-SU(ICH) 14924 Hermosilla azurea   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Hubbs, Clark / 1948 Kyphosidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Hubbs, Kahn, Salvador, Theobold, et al.  Field Number Q48-14 Date Collected 23 Mar 1948 : 1500-1930
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sonora County
Water Body Gulf of California Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear cyanide, cube powder & dip nets
Locality 1.5 miles south of southern end of Punta Penasco. In with 14B.
Latitude-Longitude 31.275402°, -113.545003°; uncertainty: 3173 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type sand & bedrock
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Collecting Event Remarks Stanford Nat. Hist. Club. This station is a composite of Q48-14a (10'x10' high pool coll. @1500-1630 hrs. w/ cube) & Q48-14b (cyanide @1700-1930 hrs. on rock reefs & beaches)