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CAS-SU(ICH) 17589 Caecula gymnocelus   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Bohlke, James E. / 1953 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size 217.5 mm SL
Collector; Vessel Bohlke, James E.; Cohen, Daniel M.; Lindbergh, John; Orca Field Number ORCA 38-D-2 Date Collected 8 May 1952 : 940-950
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Baja California County
Water Body Gulf of California Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear 10 minute dredge haul
Locality Large bay on east side of Isla Angel de la Guarda.
Latitude-Longitude 29°21'N, 113°19'W Bottom Type mostly very fine oozy sand with some crushed shell
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 56(3): 325, fig. 1.
Collecting Event Remarks Sefton-Stanford Expedition.