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CAS-SU(ICH) 35168 Istiophorus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Istiophoridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission; Albatross Field Number ALBATROSS 2594 Date Collected 17 Oct 1885 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State North Carolina County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear large beam trawl
Locality Off Cape Hatteras.
Latitude-Longitude 35°1'0"N, 75°12'0"W Bottom Type coarse gray sand, broken shells
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks juv.
Collecting Event Remarks Surface temp. 78 deg. F.