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CAS-ICH 76291          ID by/date  Cirrhitidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, John E.; McCosker, Pam  Field Number Z76291 Date Collected 7 Nov 1990 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Seychelles State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Aldabra I., offshore from old settlement. 100' on slope
Latitude-Longitude -9.403432°, 46.199459°; uncertainty: 898 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThere are buildings on Ile Picard near Passe Femme and it is this island that Wikipedia states was briefly settled in 1800s. Uncertainty includes vicinity just offshore of these buildings.
Acc. Number 1990-XI:19 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks