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CAS Ichthyology Collection Database


CAS-SU(ICH) 18030 Balistes   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel James Crane, Louis Aboytes, Gordon Cooley  Field Number Q48-2 Date Collected 18 Mar 1948 : 1100
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sonora County
Water Body Gulf of California Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear hook & line
Locality Cholla Point, 6 mi. N. of Puerto Penasco.
Latitude-Longitude 31.346382°, -113.631263°; uncertainty: 1245 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type Rock
Georef. RemarksCoordinates 6 miles NW of Punta Penasco, in Choya Bay.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Collectors were sport fishermen contacted by Clark Hubbs & Janet Haig.