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CAS-ICH 87308 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  Field Number GVF 2001 Date Collected 11 Nov 1959 : 800-1600
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear poison
Locality Northeast of Nardueis I.; soft corals, sponges, coral & algae growing on slope of island, some mangroves nearby.
Latitude-Longitude 7°22'8"N, 134°35'54"E Bottom Type limestone, sand, stones & silt
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 2001 (sta. 59-740) for more data.