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CAS-ICH 32538 Plotosus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Plotosidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, John E.  Field Number JEM 75-25 Date Collected 25 Feb 1975 : 1730-1830
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Comoros State Grande Comore County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Comoro Is. Island Grande Comore I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear hand net
Locality North of Moroni, rock and coral reef; in cave at 20 meters.
Latitude-Longitude -11.687086°, 43.252389°; uncertainty: 1307 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate cave.
Acc. Number 1975-III:13 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks