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CAS-ICH 87366 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 18/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bapilung; Manggur  Field Number GVF 1918 Date Collected 23 Dec 1959 : 200-1530
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 0.5 gal. rotenone, dipnets, spear
Locality Runu Dist.; reef out from mangrove area; sand, mud, coral, eel grass in small patches, unusual habitat.
Latitude-Longitude 9°35'9"N, 138°8'33"E Bottom Type sand, mud, coral, eel grass in small patches
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1918 (sta. 59-95) for more data.