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CAS-SU(ICH) 45222 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/3 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number K2084 Size      
Collector; Vessel Breder, C. M.  Field Number CMB J111-39 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County Lee Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Sanibel Island
Latitude-Longitude 26.455280°, -82.075812°; uncertainty: 2057 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon includes Tarpon Bay.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Died in aquarium; dried up. See Bull. NYZS, Sept.-Oct. (1939?).
Collecting Event Remarks