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CAS-ICH 42940 Sardinella   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Clupeidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z42940 Date Collected 13 Nov 1948 
Continent/Ocean Africa Country Angola State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Mossamedes. Bait used for catching tuna.
Latitude-Longitude -15.185674°, 12.148274°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksNamibe formerly known as Mocamedes/Mossamedes.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 4 removed to CAS 47929.
Collecting Event Remarks