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CAS-ICH 87276 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 7/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Fehlmann, McDaniel, Mirefel, Tretnoff  Field Number GVF 0794 Date Collected 5 Jul 1956 : 930-1500
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Yap Is. Island Yap I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1 gal. pronoxfish, hand, dipnets
Locality Lagoon side of outer west reef, west of Kanif Village; holes in coral flat of outer reef; no vegetation; low tide.
Latitude-Longitude 9°31'25"N, 138°4'20"E Bottom Type sand, rock and coral
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Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 794 (sta. 8) for more data.