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CAS-SU(ICH) 7315 Sphoeroides alboplumbeus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ruark, W. C. / 1978 Tetraodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Tada, T.  Field Number TT-HOKOTO Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Taiwan State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality "Hokoto, Formosa."
Latitude-Longitude 23.607320°, 119.584824°; uncertainty: 19003 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksHokoto refers to the Pescadores Islands off the west coast of Taiwan. The species name Gymnothorax pescadoris suggests that is where this eel was collected along with the other CAS specimens of this locality.
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