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CAS-ICH 87296 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Scott, A. W.  Field Number GVF 0983 Date Collected 27 Oct 1956 : 1015-1045
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Sorol Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1/2 qt. noxfish, hand, net
Locality 100m NE of second sand island N. of Sorol I.; reef flat of unconsolidated broken clumps of dead (fossil) coral.
Latitude-Longitude 8°8'48"N, 140°23'54"E Bottom Type dead coral rocks
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Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 983 (sta. 186) for more data.