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CAS-ICH 87281 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Manggur, Sumang & Bapilung  Field Number GVF 1941 Date Collected 12 Jan 1960 : 1100-1400
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 0.5 gal. noxfish, hand, dipnet
Locality Reef flat on west side of Tarang I., ca. 1 mile southwest of Tomil Pt.; shallow reef pool.
Latitude-Longitude 9°32'19"N, 138°08'29"E Bottom Type sand & coral heads, eel grass
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1941 (sta. 59-118) for more data.