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CAS-ICH 87488 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 1906 Date Collected 11 Dec 1959 : 1000-1600
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 3 pt. 5% emulsified rotenone
Locality Outer reef northwest of Tomil Harbor entrance; limestone reef w/ surge channels, live coral, patches of sand.
Latitude-Longitude 9°29'28"N, 138°8'40"E Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1906 (sta. 59-83) for more data.