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CAS-ICH 6286 Gymnothorax castaneus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Muraenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Seale, Alvin; Velero III Field Number HPE 19-II-32B Date Collected 19 Feb 1932 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State County
Water Body Gulf of California Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality San Gabriel Bay, Espiritu Santos I.
Latitude-Longitude 24.474586°, -110.400842°; uncertainty: 4989 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Isla Espiritu Santo.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks In same jar with and indistinguishable from CAS 6285.
Collecting Event Remarks Hancock Pacific Exped.