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CAS-ICH 17423 Caranx melampygus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Iwamoto, T. Carangidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, Tomio  Field Number TI-70-320 Date Collected 9 May 1970 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Sri Lanka State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Mutwal, via St. John's Fish Mkt., Colombo
Latitude-Longitude 6.973559°, 79.858421°; uncertainty: 344823 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Modara harbor-also known as Mutwal. Error expanded to cover distance to Wadge Bank, India.
Acc. Number 1974-V:31 Specimen Remarks Acc. 1974-V:31
Collecting Event Remarks