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CAS-ICH 67100 Gymnothorax melatremus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Tighe, K. A. / 1988 Muraenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bingham, Ellsworth & Josef  Field Number GVF 1357 Date Collected 2 Aug 1957 : 830-945
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles Sous-le-Vent County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Huahine
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1/2 gal. rotenone, spear
Locality Huahine Iti, outside Teapaa Bay; sloping sand & coral grade on edge of pass; live & dead coral heads.
Latitude-Longitude 16°47'7"S, 151°1'32"W Bottom Type sand, silt, shell, dead coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1357 (sta. 25) for more data; French Oceania Exped.