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CAS-ICH 232500 Megalops cyprinoides   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bingham, Josef, 2 natives  Field Number GVF 1355 Date Collected 30 Jul 1957 : 1215-1315
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Society Is. Island Maiao
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1/2 gal. rotenone
Locality Part of enclosed lagoon 1 km east of village; small brackish pool near large int. lagoon, fed by sea; water
Latitude-Longitude 17°38'0"S, 150°36'0"W Bottom Type mud
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1355 (sta. 23) for more data; French Oceania Exped.