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CAS-ICH 87278 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Sumang; Bronson  Field Number GVF 1920 Date Collected 25 Dec 1959 : 900-1400
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Yap Is. Island Yap I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear 0.5 gal. rotenone, dipnets, spears
Locality Reef southeast of Rull Dist.; inner slope of reef, scoured limestone w/ dead coral blocks in vic. of wreck.
Latitude-Longitude 9°27'32"N, 138°6'20"E Bottom Type limestone base covered with boulders
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1920 (sta. 59-97) for more data.