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CAS-ICH 5744 Uropterygius galapagensis   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Seale, A. / 1940 Muraenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel  R/V Velero III Field Number VELERO 12-I-24 Date Collected 12 Jan 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / SE Pacific Country Ecuador State Galapagos County
Water Body Post Office Bay Drainage Island Group Canton Isabela Island Isabela I.
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality I. Isabela (Albemarle).
Latitude-Longitude -0.984088°, -90.844691°; uncertainty: 149229 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe text refers to two different places, The Post Office bay is located in Charles Island and not in Isabela island. I plotted the locality in a middle point between the two islands as an approximate.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks (=Anarchias galapagensis).
Collecting Event Remarks Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.