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CAS-SU(ICH) 47522 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Weitzman, S. / 1954 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Hansen, Henrik  Field Number HH 22-IX-53 Date Collected 22 Sep 1953 
Continent/Ocean Africa Country Ghana State County
Water Body Gold Coast, Gulf of Guinea Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Takoradi, about 30 mi. E of town, near village of Chama
Latitude-Longitude 4.901596°, -1.287070°; uncertainty: 38958 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
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