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CAS-ICH 62398 Mobula   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Mobulidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc Other/Previous Number Size 82 cm DL, 156 cm DW
Collector; Vessel Thai fishermen  Field Number GVF 2585 Date Collected 14 May 1961 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Thailand State Surat Thani County
Water Body Gulf of Thailand Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear gill net: 1000m x 14m, 3.5" stretch mesh
Locality Ca. 20 miles east of south tip of Goh Phangan; open water ca. 44m deep; from Bangkok wholesale fish market.
Latitude-Longitude 9°40'N, 100°25'E Bottom Type mud & sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Skin sample on shelf.
Collecting Event Remarks Naga Exped.; see GVF 2585 for more data.