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CAS-ICH 229743 Rhinecanthus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 18/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Sumang; Bronson  Field Number GVF 1925 Date Collected 30 Dec 1959 : 500-700
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Yap Is. Island Yap I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear trolling
Locality Open sea se. of Tomil Entrance; water clear, 100-300 ft. deep; rising tide; ca. 1.5 mi. off rock/mud/mangrove shore.
Latitude-Longitude 9°27'40"N, 138°10'55"E Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1925 (sta. 59-102) for more data.