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CAS-ICH 217636 Silhouettea aegyptia   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Larson, Helen K. / May 2003 Gobiidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number CAS 99421 Size      
Collector; Vessel McFall-Ngai, M.  Field Number MMN 9-II-85 Date Collected 9 Feb 1985 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean / Red Sea Country Egypt State County
Water Body Gulf of Aqaba Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear seine or quinaldine
Locality Straits of Tiran; in pools.
Latitude-Longitude 28.013616°, 34.471488°; uncertainty: 301 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMany tidal pools exist on the Sinai Peninsula and the islands of the Straits of Tiran leading into the Gulf of Aqaba. It depending when this collection was made. After circa 1960, the islands have been off limits and controlled by the military, so it would be unlikely these specimens were collected there.
Acc. Number 1998-II:10 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks