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CAS-ICH 66059 Pterois antennata   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Eschmeyer, W. N. / 1989 Scorpaenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Herald, Earl S.; Rofen (Harry), Robert R.; et al; Pioneer (& Pioneer II?) Field Number GVF 0044 Date Collected 16 Aug 1951 : 900-1200
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country U. S. Minor Outlying Islands State Palmyra Atoll County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Line Is. Island Palmyra Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear 40 lbs. poison
Locality Inside reef on west side of Paradise Island Jetty.
Latitude-Longitude 5°52'30"N, 162°4'42"W Bottom Type flat table like reef with occasional shallow pools
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks SEE GVF REG 44 FOR MORE DATA.
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0044 (sta. 45) for more data; GVF Pacific Equatorial Exped.