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CAS-ICH 87518 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  DeWitt, H. H. / 7 Aug 1959 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Atta; Deurumol; Bondaik; Harry (Rofen)  Field Number GVF 0351 Date Collected 16 Jul 1954 : 1000-1400
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Pohnpei State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Kapingamarangi Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear rotenone, dipnets, spears
Locality Outer reef flat next to Teawataman Ship Pass, south side of atoll; app. 1 mile off gravel shore; low tide.
Latitude-Longitude 1°1'49"N, 154°45'4"E Bottom Type coral rock flat
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Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0351 (sta. 48) for more data. Note in reg. indicates that lat. is not 1°1'59"N but 1°1'49"N and was "checked on map, JEM".