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CAS-ICH 87283 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, Bapilung & Manggur  Field Number GVF 1905 Date Collected 10 Dec 1959 : 900-1300
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 3 pt. 5% emulsified rotenone, dipnets
Locality East side of Tomil Channel; large Porites, coral heads on sand bottom w/ eel grass; water turbid, 0.5-2 fms. deep.
Latitude-Longitude 9°28'49"N, 138°8'31"E Bottom Type sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1905 (sta. 59-82) for more data.