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CAS-ICH 222934 Paracaristius aquilus   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Stevenson & Kenaley / 2011 Caristiidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 58mmSL
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, Tomio; R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen Field Number NANSEN 3716 Date Collected 15 Apr 2005 : 2228-2259
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SE Atlantic Country Angola State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear large otter trawl, 1530 m wire out
Locality Angola
Latitude-Longitude 8°17'S, 12°42'E (Source: GPS) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 2005-V:5 Specimen Remarks 2 specimens returned from loan reidentified as two different species. See second reidentified specimen at CAS239244
Collecting Event Remarks Course: 330° from start of trawl at given coordinates. Trawling speed 3 knots.