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CAS-ICH 54221 Scorpaenopsis possi   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  JER & WNE / Jan 2001 Scorpaenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Pakal, Tachim, Yarof, Yani  Field Number GVF 0251 Date Collected 26 Oct 1953 : 1500-1700
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County Ifalik Municipality
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Ifalik Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear rotenone & dipnets
Locality Breaker line on reef edge off south side of Falalap Islet; app. 300' off sandy shore; water clear, 3-15' deep.
Latitude-Longitude 07°14'27"N, 144°26'10"E Bottom Type coral, sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Has 17 pectoral rays.
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0251 (sta. 130) for more data.