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CAS-ICH 221784 Scolecenchelys castlei   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  McCosker, John E. / Mar 2006 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 411 mm TL
Collector; Vessel  RV Tangaroa Field Number NZOI P 926 Date Collected Apr 1980 - Apr 1980 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country New Zealand State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island South I.
Depth Width Salinity m Gear
Locality southern part of the Challenger Plateau, out from the upper West Coast, South Island
Latitude-Longitude 40°33.102'S, 170°57.3'E Bottom Type
Acc. Number 2005-III:23 Specimen Remarks Publ.: J. of the Royal Soc. of N.Z., v.36, no.1, pp 17-26, March 2006
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