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CAS-ICH 33258 Forcipiger longirostris   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 28 May 1975 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, J. E.; Lagios, M. D.  Field Number JEM 75-9 Date Collected 13 Feb 1975 : 1700-1800
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 spear
Locality Reef in front of Hotel Coelacanthe, in cave.
Latitude-Longitude -11.696886°, 43.248641°; uncertainty: 2323 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate Hotel Coelacanthe but it is somewhere in Moroni.
Acc. Number 1975-III:13 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks