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CAS-ICH 52811 Pterois miles   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Eschmeyer, W. N. / 1983 Scorpaenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number fr. CAS 351 Size      
Collector; Vessel Koenig, C. C.  Field Number CCK 69-138 Date Collected 5 Apr 1970 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Sri Lanka State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity B Gear rotenone & dipnets
Locality Trincomalee, oyster covered rocks in north end of harbor.
Latitude-Longitude 8.543261°, 81.218222°; uncertainty: 11796 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers bays around Trincomalee.
Acc. Number 1983-VIII:1 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks