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CAS-ICH 229998 Macrocephenchelys brachialis   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Iwamoto, T. / Jul 2009 Congridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 263 mm TL
Collector; Vessel Ho, H. C.  Field Number HH 05-16-08 Date Collected 16 May 2008 
Continent/Ocean Asia Country Taiwan State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Tong-Kang, sw. Taiwan
Latitude-Longitude 22.467860°, 120.442701°; uncertainty: 407 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksTong-Kang/Tonkang/ Tungkang likely refers to the famous Donggang Fish Market in Ping Tung County in SW Taiwan where these demersal species would turn up as bycatch in commercial trawl fisheries.
Acc. Number 2009-I:9 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks