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CAS-ICH 87322 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 Sumang, Yachad; Fehlmann, H. Adair  Field Number GVF 1829 Date Collected 23 Jun 1958 : 1515-1715
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State Melekeok State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Babelthuap I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1.25 gal. noxfish, hand, dipnet
Locality Reef pool north of Toagel Mid Passage; eelgrass around edges of lagoon; water slightly turbid, to 8' deep.
Latitude-Longitude 7°21'4"N, 134°31'23"E Bottom Type dead & living coral, sand
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Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1829 (sta. 58-1) for more data