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CAS-ICH 211363 Cephalopholis argus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Chan / 11 Jan 1960 Epinephelidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 17/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Harry (Rofen), R. R.; Natives  Field Number GVF 0076 Date Collected 17 Jul 1952 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles Tuamotu-Gambier County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Tuamotu Archipelago Island Raroia Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear rotenone, spears, & dipnets
Locality Mataira Islet, north of Ngaru Pass, west side of Raroia; channels and seaward reefs.
Latitude-Longitude 16°1'S, 142°26'W Bottom Type beachrock, coral sand, & coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station=GV52-22; George Vanderbilt Foundation