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CAS-ICH 33776 Acanthurus triostegus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gordon, J. E. / 13 Aug 1975 Acanthuridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, J. E.; Lagios, M. D.; Gunther, L.  Field Number JEM 75-11 Date Collected 15 Feb 1975 : 1100-1230
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Comoros State Grande Comore County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Comoro Is. Island Grande Comore I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear pronoxfish
Locality Lava flow tidal flats ca. 1 km north of Hotel Coelacanthe surge channels, tidepools, & over edge of dropoff.
Latitude-Longitude -11.696886°, 43.248641°; uncertainty: 2323 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate Hotel Coelacanthe but it is somewhere in Moroni.
Acc. Number 1975-III:13 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks