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CAS-ICH 36818 Heteroconger cobra   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Bohlke & Randall / 1981 Congridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Randall, J. E.; Allen, G. R.; party  Field Number R&A 7-VII-73 Date Collected 7 Jul 1973 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Solomon Islands State Guadalcanal Province County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear scuba
Locality 7 miles west of Honiana, 100 ft. off stern of wrecked Japanese transport ship; on offshore side.
Latitude-Longitude -9.365799°, 159.873395°; uncertainty: 7041 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type sloping sand bottom
Georef. RemarksCoordinates 7 miles NW of Honiara.
Acc. Number 1976-VI:2 Specimen Remarks Publ.: Bull. Mar. Sci., v.31(2): 368, figs. 1A-B, 2-3, 4A.
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