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CAS-SU(ICH) 5843 Scomber kanagurta   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Scombridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Elliot, D. G.  Field Number DGE-ADEN Date Collected Apr. 1896 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Yemen State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Gulf of Aden, near the town of Aden
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Field Museum East African Expedition; In 1896, the locality "Gulf of Aden, near the town of Aden" would have been between British Somaliland and the Protectorate of Aden (also British) which is now part of Yemen (DC 26 July 2021).