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CAS-SU(ICH) 7283 Caranx formosanus   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Jordan & Snyder / 1908 Carangidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Tada, T.  Field Number TT-KEERUN-2 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Asia Country Taiwan State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Market at Keerun, the port at the northern end of the island.
Latitude-Longitude 25.147874°, 121.756340°; uncertainty: 2445 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksKeerun(m), Formosa is now present day Keelung City (Mandarin spelling) at the northern tip of Taiwan in the Jhongjheng District. These marine and coral reef species were likely collected at local fish market from trawlers and coastal fishermen.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Mem. Carnegie Mus., v.4(2): 38, pl.52.
Collecting Event Remarks