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CAS-ICH 87375 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Sumang; Bapilung  Field Number GVF 1928 Date Collected 31 Dec 1959 : 1400-1700
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. emulsified rotenone
Locality 1/4 mile northeast of Colonia; lagoon enclosed by stone causeway, mud and eel grass bottom.
Latitude-Longitude 9°30'37"N, 138°7'40"E Bottom Type mud.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1928 (sta. 59-105) for more data.