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CAS-ICH 87485 Chaetodon auriga   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Burgess, W. E. / Jul 1968 Chaetodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Yachad M.; Sumang  Field Number GVF 1990 Date Collected 8 Oct 1959 : 900-1200
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State Melekeok State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Babelthuap I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1 gal. noxfish 5% rotenone mixture
Locality SW Babelthuap I.; mud bottom at edge of mangrove swamp with some clumps of eel grass; water murky, 2-6' deep.
Latitude-Longitude 7°23'17"N, 134°30'40"E Bottom Type muddy
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1990 (sta. 59-729) for more data.