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CAS-ICH 6291 Polynemus approximans   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Polynemidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Seale, Alvin  Field Number 11-XII-31B Date Collected 11 Dec 1931 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Sihuatenejo and Sihuatenejo Bay
Latitude-Longitude 17.627607°, -101.559184°; uncertainty: 1573 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Zihuatanejo Bay.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks HANCOCK EXPEDITION 1931-32