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CAS-SU(ICH) 67272 Tylosurus sagitta   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Jordan & Gilbert / 1884 Belonidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size *13.5-14 inches
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number DSJ XII-83B Date Collected Dec 1883 - Dec 1883 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County Monroe Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear seined
Locality Key West.
Latitude-Longitude 24.551672°, -81.818792°; uncertainty: 10637 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksVague locality, only gives Key West. Large uncertainty includes Key West and vicinity.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Proc. USNM 7(402):25; synonomized with Strongylura timucu by B. B. Collette in Copiea 1968 (1):189-192 (he also designated other types, possibly erroneously). *length does not match orig. descr.
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