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CAS-ICH 16963 Lepidophanes gaussi   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Myctophidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number NYZS 23159,NYZS 23187 Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Gladisfen Field Number NYZS 1270 Date Collected 7 Sep 1931 : 931-1400
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country Bermuda State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear meter net
Locality 8 mi. cylinder centered at coordinates; direction of haul: SW; weather clear; wind SW force 3; sea moderate.
Latitude-Longitude 32°12'N, 64°36'W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Also from net 1272 (1280m); CAS 16910-72 in vials in same jar;
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Bermuda Oceanographic Exped.; collection date listed as 7 Aug 1931 in Zoologica, v.13(3):44, but vials and common sense say date is 7 Sep 1931.