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CAS-ICH 87332 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel DeWitt; Tewid; Sengich  Field Number GVF 1403 Date Collected 27 Sep 1957 : 1400-1530
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State Koror State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Arakabesan I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear 4 sticks of C-3 from a Japanese mine, hand, dipnet
Locality Reef flat about 10 ft. deep and about 100 ft. from shore, about 200 yds. E. and N. along shore from Ngamelis beach.
Latitude-Longitude 7°21'21"N, 134°26'40"E Bottom Type sand, living coral (some dead), algae
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1403 (sta. 57-25) for more data.