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CAS-ICH 9740 Electrona thompsoni   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Chapman, Wilbert M. / 1944 Myctophidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel International Fisheries Commission  Field Number IFC 30-0266B Date Collected 8 Apr 1930 : 1741-1841
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear net of 1m mouth diameter
Locality NE Pacific
Latitude-Longitude 56°50'N, 150°47'W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks CAS#9730-9751, 9753-9757 shelved in Type Room. "only 31 specimens are paratypes, with the following registration numbers: CAS 9730-9751, 9753-9757. None of the others are listed in the original publication." J.R. Paxton, 17 VII 1
Collecting Event Remarks bottom depth 1463m n.b.; see Thompson & Van Cleve 1936, Rept. Intl. Fish. Comm. No.9, pp.88-89 for explanation of hauling procedures.