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CAS-ICH 87377 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  DeWitt, H. H. / 7 Aug 1959 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Tane; Atta; Meterewe; Hand; Newhouse  Field Number GVF 0341 Date Collected 13 Jul 1954 : 1530
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Pohnpei State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Kapingamarangi Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear rotenone, dipnets, & spears
Locality Lagoon reefs bordering outer reef flat at Tiutua, midway between ship pass and west end of atoll; low tide.
Latitude-Longitude 01°03'12"N, 154°43'42"E Bottom Type coral & sand
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Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0341 (sta. 38) for more data.