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CAS Ichthyology Collection Database


CAS-SU(ICH) 24329 Promethichthys prometheus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gempylidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Rivers, Luis H.  Field Number LHR 1931 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country Cuba State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Deep waters off Havana, Cuba.
Latitude-Longitude 23.191395°, -82.460469°; uncertainty: 19366 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksDepths sometimes given but not possible to determine distance from shore for these records. Polygon includes area to 10 miles from shoreline, within city limits of Havana.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks presented to museum by G.S. Myers.