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CAS-ICH 87386 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 Herald, Earl S.; Rofen (Harry), Robert R.; et al; Pioneer Field Number GVF 0041 Date Collected 14 Aug 1951 : 800-1100
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country U. S. Minor Outlying Islands State Palmyra Atoll County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Line Is. Island Palmyra Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear intertidal poison
Locality North side of main Palmyra channel, 1/2 miles northwest of southern tip of Sand Islet.
Latitude-Longitude 5°52'27"N, 162°6'52"W Bottom Type mostly covered with fine coral sand often 2" deep.
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Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0041 (sta. 42) for more data; GVF Pacific Equatorial Exped.