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CAS-ICH 99053 Benthosema pterotum   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Myctophidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number NYZS 28305 Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 210 Date Collected 7 Feb 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear night light, meter nets
Locality 20 miles south of Cape Blanco.
Latitude-Longitude 9°9'N - 9°14'N, 85°4'W - 85°10'W; 9°14'N, 85°10'W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Eastern Pacific Exped. Combination of many hauls.