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CAS-ICH 244286 Cephalopholis argus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Epinephelidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Herald, Earl S.; Rofen (Harry), Robert R.; et al; Pioneer Field Number GVF 0047 Date Collected 20 Aug 1951 : 1330-1600
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country U. S. Minor Outlying Islands State Palmyra Atoll County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Line Is. Island Palmyra Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear reef poison (40 lbs.)
Locality Coral and sand reef 1/4 mile south of center of Sand I.
Latitude-Longitude 5°52'12"N, 162°6'30"W Bottom Type alternat sand & coral rock platforms
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0047 (sta. 51GV-48) for more data; GVF Pacific Equatorial Exped.