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CAS-SU(ICH) 16929 Brachygobius xanthomelas   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Herre, Albert W. Gobiidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 15/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number SU 30953 Size      
Collector; Vessel Herre, Albert W.  Field Number AWH 20-III-34 Date Collected 20 Mar 1934 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Malaysia State Johor County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Mawai District, 55 miles north of Singapore in wayside ditches of freshwater.
Latitude-Longitude 2.071627°, 103.823591°; uncertainty: 37175 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnclear where "Mawai District" was defined - no references to it outside of museum specimens. There is a village of Mawai but it is not in referenced vicinity from Sinapore. Large uncertainty includes the vicinity along Rt 3 and by air, and Mawai.
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