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CAS-ICH 232779 Xiphister atropurpureus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Iwamoto, T. / 23 Apr 1974 Stichaeidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Dewitt, Hugh H.  Field Number DEWITT 8-IV-61 Date Collected 8 Apr 1961 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country United States State California County Mendocino Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Laguna Point (also called Cleone Pt). About 2 1/4 mi. N of mouth of Pudding Creek, about 3 1/4 mi. N of center of Ft. Bragg; in tide pools in rocky reef extending NW of the point. Pool #1.
Latitude-Longitude 39.490135°, -123.804939°; uncertainty: 484 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Note: Pool #1: Large pool just beyong farthest point of land, to about 5-8 ft deep, including surge channel leading into eastern end. Lat. 39°29.4'N, 123°41.7'W.