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CAS-SU(ICH) 23037 Argyropelecus lychnus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Sternoptychidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission; Albatross Field Number ALBATROSS 3414 Date Collected 8 Apr 1891 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear large beam trawl (three trials submarine tow net)
Locality Due south of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico and west of Cabo Velas, Costa Rica.
Latitude-Longitude 10°14'00"N, 96°28'00"W Bottom Type green mud
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Temp(s). - surface: 82 deg. F.; bottom: 35.8 deg. F.; dredging sta. 3414.