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CAS-ICH 54228 Scorpaenopsis possi   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Randall & Eschmeyer / 2001 Scorpaenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bingham, Ellsworth & Adrien  Field Number GVF 1344 Date Collected 8 Jul 1957 : 1140-1300
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County Papeari Dist.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Tahiti
Depth Width Salinity Gear 2/3 gal. rotenone
Locality Hotumatua Pass; coral wall from surface to sand bottom.
Latitude-Longitude 17°45'7"S, 149°20'27"W Bottom Type sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Indo-Pacific Fishes, No.34: 54, fig.13, pls.7B-D,12A-C; Has 17 pectoral rays.
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 1344 (sta. 12) for more data; French Oceania Exped.