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CAS-ICH 201168 Chaetodon ornatissimus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Randall, John E.  Field Number GVF 1111 Date Collected 2 May 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear poison station?
Locality Lagoon just east of Papetoai Bay entrance; shore reef.
Latitude-Longitude -17.490668°, -149.866538°; uncertainty: 1160 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Correct station number is 35, not 30.
Collecting Event Remarks Station=35; mismarked as sta. 30; Randall-Tahiti Exped.