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CAS-ICH 237455 Sufflamen chrysopterum   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ruark,W.C. / 17 May 1980 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel R.A. Gaines, A.W. Scott, Damian  Field Number GVF 0931 Date Collected 6 Oct 1956 : 1135-1145
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 2 lb. charge of TNT, nets
Locality East side of Velasco Reef; open water over flat plain of fossil coral w/ no relief but shallow grooves w/ 1 cm sand.
Latitude-Longitude 8°16'12"N, 134°40'12"E Bottom Type fossil coral w/ no relief, shallow grooves,
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 931 (sta. 145) for more data.