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CAS-ICH 234423 Polydactylus approximans   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Walker, B. W. / 16 Jul 1953 Polynemidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 165/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 36-78 mm SL
Collector; Vessel Hubbs; Flynn; Zaca Field Number W52-118 Date Collected 4 Sept., 1946 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Guerrero County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Acapulco harbor at Hornos, Guerrero near Acapulco Harbor; at base of San Lorenzo Reef.
Latitude-Longitude 16.840307°, -99.908899°; uncertainty: 1900 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Acapulco Harbor.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 2 spec. sent to R.M. Ibara, SE Mass Univ. s gfit 22 Aug. 1973. 6 specimens stained in Alizarin red.
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