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CAS-ICH 222666 Ophichthus pullus   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  McCosker, John E. / 15 Dec 2005 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size 451 mm TL
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, Tomio; R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen Field Number NANSEN 3608 Date Collected 1 Apr 2005 : 1604-1634
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SE Atlantic Country Angola State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear large otter trawl, 280 m wire out
Locality Angola
Latitude-Longitude 12°24'S, 13°22'E (Source: GPS) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 2005-V:5 Specimen Remarks Publ.: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Fourth Series, V.56, No.36, pp.669-674, 15 Dec. 2005
Collecting Event Remarks Course: 20° from start of trawl at given coordinates. Trawling speed 3 knots.