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CAS-ICH 48460 Myrichthys maculosus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / Jan 1993 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, John E.; et al  Field Number JEM 75-17 Date Collected 19 Feb 1975 : 1000-1230
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Comoros State Grande Comore County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Comoro Is. Island Grande Comore I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear pronoxfish
Locality North of Hotel Itsandra, in front of "Coelacanth Grotto"; deep caves above coral sand slope; 50m from shore.
Latitude-Longitude -11.655118°, 43.261681°; uncertainty: 1017 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate Coelacanth Grotto.
Acc. Number 1975-III:13 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Outgoing tide.

CAS-ICH 35465 Phyllophichthus xenodontus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 5 Mar 1976 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, John E.; et al  Field Number JEM 75-17 Date Collected 19 Feb 1975 : 1000-1230
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Comoros State Grande Comore County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Comoro Is. Island Grande Comore I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear pronoxfish
Locality North of Hotel Itsandra, in front of "Coelacanth Grotto"; deep caves above coral sand slope; 50m from shore.
Latitude-Longitude -11.655118°, 43.261681°; uncertainty: 1017 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate Coelacanth Grotto.
Acc. Number 1975-III:13 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Outgoing tide.

CAS-ICH 33730 Scolecenchelys laticaudata   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 10 May 1998 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, J. E.; Lagios, M. D.; Gunther, L.  Field Number JEM 75-11 Date Collected 15 Feb 1975 : 1100-1230
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Comoros State Grande Comore County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Comoro Is. Island Grande Comore I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear pronoxfish
Locality Lava flow tidal flats ca. 1 km north of Hotel Coelacanthe surge channels, tidepools, & over edge of dropoff.
Latitude-Longitude -11.696886°, 43.248641°; uncertainty: 2323 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate Hotel Coelacanthe but it is somewhere in Moroni.
Acc. Number 1975-III:13 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 200123 Scolecenchelys gymnota   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 6 May 1998 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Marshall, D. S.  Field Number GVF 1643 Date Collected 7 May 1958 : 715
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country Cook Islands State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Lower Cook Is. Island Mangaia I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear noxfish, hand, net
Locality Taratara, Keia Dist.; small pool in reef; water clear; no current or vegetation.
Latitude-Longitude 21°54'30"S, 157°58'0"W Bottom Type coral rubble
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1643 (sta. M-33) for more data.

CAS-ICH 59962 Bascanichthys bascanoides   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker & Rosenblatt / 1975 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number BC56-450 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z59962 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Isla Cocos.
Latitude-Longitude 5.541884°, -87.065621°; uncertainty: 4896 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Cocos Island.
Acc. Number 1987-II:4 Specimen Remarks 3 OF 16 SPEC. FROM BC56-450 (SEE INV 75-1047)
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 59963 Bascanichthys bascanoides   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker & Rosenblatt / 1975 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number BC64-222 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z59963 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Isla Cocos.
Latitude-Longitude 5.541884°, -87.065621°; uncertainty: 4896 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Cocos Island.
Acc. Number 1987-II:4 Specimen Remarks 3 OF 17 SPEC. FROM BC64-222 (SEE INV. 75-1047)
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 46977 Bascanichthys cylindricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 1977 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number NYZS 28468 Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 6-III-38 Date Collected 6 Mar 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Gulf of Dulce Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Golfito.
Latitude-Longitude 8.574506°, -83.267354°; uncertainty: 29027 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Gulf of Dulce.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Eastern Pacific Exped.

CAS-ICH 33299 Myrichthys aspetocheiros   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  McCosker & Rosenblatt / 1993 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Berry, Fred H.  Field Number GMBL 73-162 Date Collected 15 Oct 1973 : 1715
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Golfo de Nicoya Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear bottom trawl
Locality I. Negritos Afuera.
Latitude-Longitude 9°49'30"N, 84°48'48"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1975-VI:18 Specimen Remarks Publ.: Proc. CAS, v.48(8): 155, figs.1-2.
Collecting Event Remarks FHB trawl sta. 22.

CAS-ICH 79401 Myrichthys tigrinus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Clark, H. Walton; Lanier, Robert J.; et al; ZACA Field Number ZACA 3-VII-32 Date Collected 3 Jul 1932 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Port Parker, around light.
Latitude-Longitude 10.926919°, -85.802926°; uncertainty: 2534 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Bahia Santa Elena (once known as "Port Parker.")
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks TEMPLETON CROCKER EXPED. OF THE CALIF. ACAD. OF SCI. 1932

CAS-SU(ICH) 46402 Myrichthys tigrinus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / Jan 1993 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 203 Date Collected 12 Jan 1938 - 22 Jan 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear 2 ft. and 4 ft. dredges, lights
Locality Port Parker.
Latitude-Longitude 10°56'7"N - 10°55'3"N, 85°49'52"W - 85°48'24"W; 10°55'3"N, 85°48'24"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 1 SPEC. REMOVED TO SU 69711.
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Eastern Pacific Exped.; composite locality of 15 dredge hauls and 4 collections using lights. Coordinates are extremes.

CAS-SU(ICH) 46971 Myrichthys tigrinus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / Jan 1993 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 216 L-1 Date Collected 2 Mar 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear night lights, dip nets
Locality Uvita Bay: tidepools
Latitude-Longitude 9°8'45"N, 83°45'25"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc., Eastern Pacific Exped.

CAS-SU(ICH) 46975 Myrichthys tigrinus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / Jan 1993 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 5/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; ZACA Field Number ZACA 203 L-3 Date Collected 16 Jan 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear NIGHT LIGHT, DIP NETS
Locality Port Parker.
Latitude-Longitude 10°55'51"N, 85°48'58"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. ZOOL. SOC. EASTERN PACIFIC EXPED.

CAS-SU(ICH) 46976 Myrichthys tigrinus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Rosenblatt & McCosker / 1968 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Mus. Nac. de Costa Rica  Field Number MNCR 16-II-38 Date Collected 16 Feb 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality San Jose.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 57312 Myrichthys tigrinus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Rosenblatt, R. / 1968 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number NYZS 27812 Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 15-I-38 Date Collected 15 Jan 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Port Parker.
Latitude-Longitude 10.926919°, -85.802926°; uncertainty: 2534 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Bahia Santa Elena (once known as "Port Parker.")
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks New York Zoological Society, Eastern Pacific Expedition, 1937-38.

CAS-ICH 38793 Myrophis vafer   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 15 Nov 1976 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel W. Beebe, J. Tee-Van, et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 206 L-2 Date Collected 28 Jan 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear night lights, dipnets
Locality Port Culebra.
Latitude-Longitude 10°37'50"N, 85°39'W Bottom Type sandy mud
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Eastern Pacific Exped.

CAS-ICH 39073 Myrophis vafer   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 5 Apr 1977 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 206 L-3 Date Collected 29 Jan 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear light, dipnets
Locality Port Culebra.
Latitude-Longitude 10°35'45"N, 85°40'15"W Bottom Type sandy mud
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Eastern Pacific Exped.

CAS-ICH 39074 Myrophis vafer   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 5 Apr 1977 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 206 L-4 Date Collected 30 Jan 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear night light, dip nets
Locality Port Culebra, Costa Rica.
Latitude-Longitude 10°35'45"N, 85°40'15"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station 206, net L-4. Eastern Pacific Zaca Expedition, 1937-38.

CAS-SU(ICH) 68869 Myrophis vafer   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Castle, P. / 19 Jul 1982 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 11/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number NYZS 28458 Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 6-III-38 Date Collected 6 Mar 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Gulf of Dulce Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Golfito.
Latitude-Longitude 8.574506°, -83.267354°; uncertainty: 29027 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Gulf of Dulce.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. Zool. Soc. Eastern Pacific Exped.

CAS-ICH 97894 Ophichthus longipenis   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  McCosker & Rosenblatt / 1998 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number UCR 686.010,LACM 32559 Size 312-323mm SL
Collector; Vessel Bussing, W. A.; et al  Field Number WAB 17-III-72 Date Collected 17 Mar 1972 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 30' otter trawl
Locality Puntarenas, I. del Cano.
Latitude-Longitude 8°44'20"N, 83°53'20"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1997-XI:17 Specimen Remarks Publ.: Proc. CAS, v.50(19): 405, figs.3b,5
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 58340 Ophichthus mecopterus   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  McCosker & Rosenblatt / 1998 Ophichthidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number NYZS 28369 Size 182mm
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Tee-Van, John; et al; Zaca Field Number ZACA 213 D-17 Date Collected 25 Feb 1938 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Gulf of Nicoya Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 4' dredge
Locality Cedro I.
Latitude-Longitude 9°42'N, 84°56'W Bottom Type mud
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Proc. CAS, v.50(19): 407, figs.6,8a;
Collecting Event Remarks Duration of haul: 5 mins.
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