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CAS-ICH 223508 Hippocampus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Syngnathidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Steiner, F B.  Field Number Z 223508 Date Collected Feb. 1968 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country India State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Madras.
Latitude-Longitude 15.424054°, 86.879883°; uncertainty: 956098 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Bay of Bengal in India, coordinates placed at center of polygon.
Acc. Number 1970-XII:22 Specimen Remarks Originally 3, 2 larger specimens removed to CAS 223509. Found dried 13 March 2024 (DC); Hippocampus sp.
Collecting Event Remarks