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CAS-ICH 222667 Ophichthus pullus   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE 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 529 mm TL
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, Tomio; R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen Field Number NANSEN 3767 Date Collected 20 Apr 2005 : 1615-1645
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SE Atlantic Country Angola State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear large otter trawl, 494 m wire out
Locality Angola
Latitude-Longitude 7°4'S, 12°0'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: 320° from start of trawl at given coordinates. Trawling speed 3 knots.