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CAS-ICH 5499 Muraenichthys malaita   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Seale, Alvin / 1935 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number 1035 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number TCE V-33 Date Collected 29 Apr 1933 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Solomon Islands State County
Water Body TAI LAGOON Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Malaita Island
Latitude-Longitude -8.953880°, 161.167542°; uncertainty: 101505 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Malaita Island, coordinates placed at center of polygon.
Acc. Number 1934-I:1 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks TEMPLETON-CROCKER EXPEDITION TO POLYNESIAN & MELANESIAN ISLANDS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC, 1933.