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CAS-ICH 87364 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  DeWitt, H. H. / 13 Aug 1959 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel children, Ifaluk  Field Number GVF 0285 Date Collected 1 Nov 1953 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County Ifalik Municipality
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Ifalik Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear hands, spears
Locality Outer reef tide pools in Nimweo Channel between Falarik and Falalap Islets; to 200' off rock/sand shore; water
Latitude-Longitude 7°14'57"N, 144°27'14"E Bottom Type rock
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 285 (sta. 164) for more data.