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CAS-ICH 235537 Scymnodon obscurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Iwamoto, T. / Apr 2013 Somniosidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 30 cm TL
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, Tomio; R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen Field Number NANSEN 3728 Date Collected 17 Apr 2005 : 47-117
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SE Atlantic Country Angola State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear large otter trawl, 1771 m wire out
Locality Angola
Latitude-Longitude 8°4'S, 12°36'E (Source: GPS) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks [Not stat. 3737 as on red tag]
Collecting Event Remarks Course: 175° from start of trawl at given coordinates. Trawling speed 3 knots.