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CAS-ICH 87352 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Brittan, M. R.; McDaniel, B.  Field Number GVF 0893 Date Collected 3 Sep 1956 : 1200-1600
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 2 qts. pronoxfish, hand, dipnet
Locality E. side, on reef ca. 1200 yds. from e. edge of channel to Kolenia (Yaptown), and same distance n. of s. edge of reef.
Latitude-Longitude 9°29'53"N, 138°9'0"E Bottom Type staghorn coral, large coral heads and sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 893 (sta. 107) for more data.