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CAS-ICH 42139 Neomerinthe rotunda   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Chen, L.-C. / 1981 Scorpaenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size 87.5mm SL
Collector; Vessel Chen, L.-C.  Field Number LCC 15-VII-78 Date Collected 15 Jul 1978 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Taiwan State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Landed at Chung-chou by small trawler operated off Kachsiung.
Latitude-Longitude 22.601100°, 120.284732°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksChung-chou refers to an inland locality where there is a major university of the same name. It's unlikely a trawler catch was transported there. This species was caught offshore and likely landed in the port area of Kaohsiung City.
Acc. Number 1981-I:7 Specimen Remarks Publ.: Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. (Taipei), v.34(1/2): 53, figs.22,47.
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