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CAS-ICH 87406 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Gaines, R. A.; party  Field Number GVF 1063 Date Collected 18 Dec 1956 : 1330-1415
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1.5 pounds of TNT, dip nets
Locality Ngadarak Reef, NE of Malakai Passage; sheltered waters behind reef; lateral visibility 25'
Latitude-Longitude 7°17'29"N, 134°28'35"E Bottom Type dead & living coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1063 (sta. 266) for more data.