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CAS-SU(ICH) 4928 Sternoptyx diaphana   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Sternoptychidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 7/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission; Albatross Field Number ALBATROSS 3473 Date Collected 6 Dec 1891 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country United States State Hawaii County
Water Body Kaiwi Channel Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear large beam trawl
Locality Middle of Kaiwi Channel between Oahu and Molokai.
Latitude-Longitude 21°15'0"N, 157°30'0"W Bottom Type fine gray sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Includes specimens from SU 2511 (California) & SU 2525 (Galapagos).
Collecting Event Remarks Temp(s). - surface: 76 deg. F.; bottom: 43.8 deg. F.