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CAS-ICH 98507 Acanthurus xanthopterus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Acanthuridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Randall, John E.  Field Number GVF 1330 Date Collected 19 Jul 1957 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State County
Water Body Vai Tahu Bay Drainage Island Group Marquesas Is. Island Eiao I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear spear
Locality Southwest side of bay, near entrance.
Latitude-Longitude -9.939863°, -139.117615°; uncertainty: 355 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Head only.
Collecting Event Remarks Station=255; Randall-Tahiti Exped.