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CAS-ICH 16264 Caranx sexfasciatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Carangidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/1/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc; skeletal Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Smith-Vaniz, William F.  Field Number S-V 69-91 Date Collected 7 Jun 1969 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Sri Lanka State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Kalpitiya off west coast; purchased from St. John's Fish Mkt. in Colombo.
Latitude-Longitude 8.233155°, 79.768313°; uncertainty: 2433 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1974-V:31 Specimen Remarks 1 of 4 dried out and in skel. collection.
Collecting Event Remarks