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CAS-ICH 31475 Scorpaenopsis papuensis   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Eschmeyer & Rama Rao / Oct 1974 Scorpaenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Randall, John E.; 2 Tahitians  Field Number GVF 1184 Date Collected 18 Sep 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Papetoai Bay Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear liquid rotenone & spear
Locality West side, 300 yds. from entrance; shore reef 80 ft. from shore.
Latitude-Longitude -17.490668°, -149.866538°; uncertainty: 1160 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Date of determ.: 29 Oct 1974.
Collecting Event Remarks Station=108; Randall-Tahiti Exped.