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CAS-ICH 90689 Ventrifossa paxtoni   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Iwamoto & Williams Macrouridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, Tomio; et al; FRV Tangaroa Field Number HALIPRO 2-002 Date Collected 5 Nov 1996 : 1618-1716
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country New Caledonia State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear trawl
Locality Norfolk Ridge, flat-bottom area.
Latitude-Longitude 23°17.54'S - 23° 15.75' S, 167°51.36'E - 167° 48.7' E; 23° 15.75' S, 167° 48.7' E Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1996-XII:4 Specimen Remarks Head only; orig. preserved in 75% ethyl.
Collecting Event Remarks ORSTOM-HALIPRO 2 cruise; surf. temp. 22.8 deg. C, bottom temp. 5.4 deg. C.