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CAS-SU(ICH) 3079 Prionistius macellus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Psychrolutidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission; Albatross Field Number ALBATROSS 3218 Date Collected 22 May 1890 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country United States State Alaska County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear large beam trawl
Locality East end of Unimak Pass, south of Unimak I.
Latitude-Longitude 54°15'40"N, 164°21'0"W Bottom Type black sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Temp(s). - surface: 42 deg. F.; bottom: 37.7 deg. F.