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CAS-ICH 87373 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 Gosline, Brock, Herald, Harry (Rofen); Pioneer Field Number GVF 0053 Date Collected 7 Sep 1951 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country United States State Hawaii County Honolulu Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Hawaiian Is. Island Oahu
Depth Width Salinity Gear deep water poison
Locality Approx. 0.5 mi. off Niumalu Hotel, Waikiki Beach.
Latitude-Longitude 21.277121°, -157.832291°; uncertainty: 1282 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type sand, rock & coral
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate hotel.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0053 (sta. 51GV-54) for more data; GVF Pacific Equatorial Exped.