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CAS-ICH 16284 Gnathanodon speciosus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Carangidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Heemstra, Phillip C.  Field Number PCH 69-247 Date Collected 20 Sep 1969 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Sri Lanka State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Mutwal. Purchased at St. John's Fish Mkt.
Latitude-Longitude 6.973559°, 79.858421°; uncertainty: 2556 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksError covers Modara harbor-also known as Mutwal.
Acc. Number 1974-V:31 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks