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CAS-ICH 87501 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Sumang, Bapilung, Manggur  Field Number GVF 1927 Date Collected 30 Dec 1959 : 900
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 5% emulsified rotenone mixture ("GVF special")
Locality Atelu Dist., edge of mangrove swamp; water turbid, 4-6' deep; 25-200' off sandy shore; tide falling, low, rising.
Latitude-Longitude 9°33'4"N, 138°6'30"E Bottom Type dirty sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1927 (sta. 59-104) for more data.