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CAS-ICH 207318 Melichthys radula   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ruark, W. C. / 1980 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Vanderbilt, G.; Vanderbilt, A.; Vanderbilt, L.; Pioneer Field Number GVF 0040A Date Collected 13 Aug 1951 - 20 Aug 1951 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country U. S. Minor Outlying Islands State Palmyra Atoll County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Line Is. Island Palmyra Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear handlines
Locality Pioneer anchorage about 1 mile southwest of southern tip of Sand I.
Latitude-Longitude 5°51'54"N, 162°6'52"W Bottom Type very irregular with some live coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0040A (sta. 51GV-41A) for more data; GVF Pacific Equatorial Exped.