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CAS-ICH 56531 Zebrasoma scopas   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Anderson, M. Eric / 1985 Acanthuridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, John E.  Field Number JEM 85-6 Date Collected 25 Mar 1985 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country Tonga State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Tonga Is. Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Nukualota Is., reef at harbor entrance.Reef to 20 ft. depth, then sloping sand to 60 ft.
Latitude-Longitude -21.074078°, -175.172706°; uncertainty: 5594 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMisspelled, should read Nuku?alofa Island. Uncertainty includes area of entrance to harbor at city and associated reefs.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks ACC. 1985-IV:9
Collecting Event Remarks