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CAS-ICH 207581          ID by/date  Kyphosidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Pakal, Tachim, Yarof  Field Number GVF 0269 Date Collected 30 Oct 1953 : 1000-1330
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County Ifalik Municipality
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Ifalik Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear spear
Locality Reef flat between Elangalap and Falarik Islets; app. 0.6 mi. off rock/sand shore; water clear, 6' deep.
Latitude-Longitude 7°15'23"N, 144°26'0"E Bottom Type sand, coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Discrepancies on sta.#: locality description and geogr. coordinates on Vanderbilt label match with sta. 148, not 149. Collectors at either station are not as shown on Vanderbilt label.
Collecting Event Remarks Station = 148