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CAS-ICH 15763 Platycephalus beauforti   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Knapp, Leslie W. / May 1973 Platycephalidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 63 mm SL
Collector; Vessel Bapilung, Manggur, Sumang, Bronson  Field Number GVF 1919 Date Collected 24 Dec 1959 : 730-1230
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Yap Is. Island Yap I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1/4 gallon GVF special (5% rotenone mixture)
Locality Southeast side of Gagil I.; basalt ledge extending seaward from mangroves growing on sand; water clear, 2-4' deep.
Latitude-Longitude 9°30'26"N, 138°10'20"E Bottom Type sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 86(10):119-24, figs. 1-4; subgenus Cymbacephalus. description.
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1919 (sta. 59-96) for more data.