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CAS-ICH 29622 Epinephelus tukula   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Heemstra, P. C. / 1987 Epinephelidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Steiner, Franz B.  Field Number FBS 25-X-1973 Date Collected 25 Oct 1973 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Pakistan State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear bare hands
Locality Goth Jafar, 10 miles west of Karachi, on spit, in pools in rock densely covered with plant growth, no sand, low tide.
Latitude-Longitude 24.838141°, 66.814618°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1973-XII:21 Specimen Remarks CAS 62102, 62103, 62104 out of mouth of E. tukula
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