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CAS-ICH 87304 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Sumang; Bapilung  Field Number GVF 1903 Date Collected 8 Dec 1959 : 900-1330
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 qt. rotenone, dipnets
Locality Tomil Harbor, ca. 200 yds. southwest of hospital; rocks, sand, Halimeda algae; water turbid, 0-6' deep.
Latitude-Longitude 9°30'30"N, 138°7'49"E Bottom Type rocks & sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1903 (sta. 59-80) for more data.