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CAS-ICH 87420 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  DeWitt, H. H. / 7 Aug 1959 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Deuromol, Harry (Rofen)  Field Number GVF 0450 Date Collected 12 Aug 1954 - 14 Aug 1954 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Pohnpei State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Kapingamarangi Atoll
Depth Width Salinity M Gear wooden trap
Locality Lagoon shore reef of Taringa Islet, east side of atoll; 125' off sandy shore; water 6' deep; chart H.O. 6042.
Latitude-Longitude 1°4'22"N, 154°48'3"E Bottom Type sand, coral
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Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 450 (sta. 147) for more data.