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CAS-SU(ICH) 25642 Diodon holocanthus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Diodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission; Albatross Field Number ALBATROSS S-25 Date Collected 1 Apr 1888 : 2045-0
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State Puntarenas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island I. del Coco
Depth Width Salinity M Gear scoop nets; electric lights
Locality Vicinity of Isla del Coco.
Latitude-Longitude 4°18'0"N, 85°14'0"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Temp(s).- surface: 83 deg. F.; very smooth sea