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CAS-ICH 87492 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 Bingham; Adrien  Field Number GVF 1347 Date Collected 10 Jul 1957 : 1110-1330
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County Papeari Dist.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Tahiti
Depth Width Salinity Gear rotenone, spear
Locality Papeari Harbor, Temarauri Pass: low coral head in shallow water, falling off steeply on seaward side to near shore.
Latitude-Longitude 17°45'28"S, 149°21'11"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 1347 (sta. 15) for more data; French Oceania Exped.