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CAS-ICH 87397 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 10/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bapilong, Manggur & Bronson  Field Number GVF 1921 Date Collected 26 Dec 1959 : 1000-1430
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 1 gal. rotenone, dipnets, spears
Locality Sand flats on mid-reef se. of Rull Dist.; sand flats w/ isolated porites coral heads, sparse eel grass.
Latitude-Longitude 9°28'28"N, 138°5'53"E Bottom Type sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1921 (sta. 59-98) for more data.