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CAS-ICH 87272 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 6/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Gustave; Jones; Gawere; Harry (Rofen)  Field Number GVF 0497 Date Collected 7 Oct 1954 : 930-1200
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Pohnpei State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Senyavin Is. Island Pohnpei I.
Depth Width Salinity M Gear liquid rotenone (3 qts.)
Locality Lagoon shore reef bordering mangrove swamp on west side of Jokaj I., off norrth side of Ponape I.; 0-50 yds. offshore.
Latitude-Longitude 6°58'49"N, 158°10'28"E Bottom Type coral, sand & mud in mangrove swamp
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0497 (sta. 194) for more data.