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CAS-SU(ICH) 46275 Avocettina bowersii   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Nemichthyidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 6/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number NYZS 28495 Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 219 T1-2 Date Collected 10 Mar 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear 1 meter tow nets (triple)
Locality 25 miles W x N of Pt. Burica.
Latitude-Longitude 8°3'N - 8°8'N, 83°12'W - 83°17'W; 8°8'N, 83°17'W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Eastern Pacific Expedition; Combination of nets T1 (first set of coordinates, 540m depth) & T2 (second set of coordinates, 910m) from sta. 219.