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CAS-ICH 87380 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 Sumang, Bapilung, Manggur  Field Number GVF 1904 Date Collected 9 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 3 pts. 5% rotenone emulsion
Locality Tomil Harbor, west side of channel; sand, eelgrass, coral heads, Halimeda and caulerpa algae; water murky..
Latitude-Longitude 9°30'50"N, 138°8'10"E Bottom Type sand & coral rubble
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1904 (sta. 59-81) for more data.