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CAS-SU(ICH) 12902 Chimaera purpurascens   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Chimaeridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Owston, Alan  Field Number AO K Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country Japan State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Nii Shima, Japan? (original record says "Mishina, Izu, Japan")
Latitude-Longitude 34.386441°, 139.264780°; uncertainty: 7765 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksRECORD STATES THAT LOCALITY IS UNCERTAIN. Uncertainty includes vicinity of Nii-jima Island off Izu Peninsula. Unable to find a locality named Mishina. Collector did collect specimens from Oshima Island to north of Nii-Jima.
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