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CAS-ICH 203378 Pomacentrus amboinensis   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Pomacentridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel J. McGowan, Rikrik, A.W. Scott  Field Number GVF 0987 Date Collected 27 Oct 1956 : 1215-1245
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Sorol Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1 lb. charge TNT, hand, net, spear
Locality Leeward lagoon reef wsw. of Falewaioio I.; coral knoll on sand bottom near edge of lagoon reef.
Latitude-Longitude 8°8'50"N, 140°22'35"E Bottom Type sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Discrepancies in geogr. coordinates: Vanderbilt label has 8°8'N, 140°22'E, locality database says 8°8'50"N, 140°22'35"E.
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 987 (sta. 190) for more data.