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CAS-ICH 237459 Sufflamen chrysopterum   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ruark, W. C. / 17 May 1980 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel R.A. Gaines, A.W. Scott, Damian  Field Number GVF 0932 Date Collected 6 Oct 1956 : 1250-1305
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1.5 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°20'0"N, 134°40'0"E Bottom Type fossil coral & sand in shallow grooves.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 932 (sta. 146) for more data.