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CAS-SU(ICH) 45172 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number NYZS K2136 Size      
Collector; Vessel Beebe, William; Party ???  Field Number NYZS 1935 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality NW Atlantic
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks N.Y. ZOOL. SOC.; Bermuda ?

CAS-SU(ICH) 45215 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number NYZS K2046 Size 258 mm
Collector; Vessel   Field Number BERMUDA 1934 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country Bermuda State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Bermuda
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks BODY (TAIL=K2030)
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 51602 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Wilimovsky / 1951 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number SALVADOR 352 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number SAL 25-IX-45 Date Collected 25 Sep 1945 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Bahia County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Salvador, Mercado Modelo.
Latitude-Longitude -13.012102°, -38.540013°; uncertainty: 50000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe locality is too vague. All the specimens but one, ANSP8228 Hoplias malabaricus, are marine, so I plotted the locality in the surrounding marine waters near Salvador de Bahia as an approximate.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 51600 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Wilimovsky / 1951 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number FORT III-45C Date Collected Mar 1945 - Mar 1945 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Ceara County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Fortaleza, R. Coco, "Ubarana".
Latitude-Longitude -3.782083°, -38.511501°; uncertainty: 8449 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 2 specimens removed as gift to R.J. Wallace, University of Idaho, July 2, 1974
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 51601 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Wilimovsky / 1951 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number FORT. 184 Size      
Collector; Vessel Carvalho, V.  Field Number FORT I-45 Date Collected Jan 1945 - Jan 1945 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Ceara County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear hook & line
Locality Fortaleza, Mucuripe.
Latitude-Longitude -3.716667°, -38.483333°; uncertainty: 4871 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 68009 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number MNRJ 7446 Size      
Collector; Vessel Berla, M.  Field Number REC IX-44 Date Collected Sep 1944 - Sep 1944 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Pernambuco County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Recife; alto mar.
Latitude-Longitude -8.104079°, -34.674593°; uncertainty: 27866 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Orig. no.: Recife 220.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 52996 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Wilimovsky, N. J. / 1951 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number MNHN 6599 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number RIO 13-I-44 Date Collected 13 Jan 1944 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Rio de Janeiro County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Guaratiba, Praia Funda.
Latitude-Longitude -22.966700°, -42.800000°; uncertainty: 6000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Ent. in MNHN 18-I-44.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 22185 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Starks, Edwin C.  Field Number ECS 1911-LP Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Rio Grande do Norte County
Water Body Lake Papary Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear large gill net, large cast nets & canoes
Locality Ca. 24 miles south of Natal; large shallow lake with marshy banks & muddy estuaries choked with water hyacinth.
Latitude-Longitude -6.116627°, -35.167859°; uncertainty: 2969 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Stanford Expedition to Brazil.

CAS-SU(ICH) 47522 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Weitzman, S. / 1954 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Hansen, Henrik  Field Number HH 22-IX-53 Date Collected 22 Sep 1953 
Continent/Ocean Africa Country Ghana State County
Water Body Gold Coast, Gulf of Guinea Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Takoradi, about 30 mi. E of town, near village of Chama
Latitude-Longitude 4.901596°, -1.287070°; uncertainty: 38958 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 4738 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Roberts, J. S.  Field Number JSR-JAMAICA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Jamaica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Jamaica
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 11818 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 00092 Size      
Collector; Vessel Roberts, J. S.  Field Number JSR 1896 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Caribbean Sea Country Jamaica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Kingston.
Latitude-Longitude 17.964544°, -76.787297°; uncertainty: 8925 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks discarded
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 11678 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.; et al  Field Number DSJ 1-I-95 Date Collected Jan. 1, '95 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sinaloa County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity m Gear
Locality Mazatlan, Mexico
Latitude-Longitude 23.228327°, -106.430707°; uncertainty: 5970 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksError covers town of Mazatlan.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks London, Berlin, Washinton, S.F., Fayetteville.
Collecting Event Remarks Hopkins Expedition

CAS-SU(ICH) 11722 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.; Culver, George B.; Starks, Edwin C.; et al  Field Number HOPKINS 1-I-95 Date Collected 1 Jan 1895 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sinaloa County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Mazatlan.
Latitude-Longitude 23.228327°, -106.430707°; uncertainty: 5970 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksError covers town of Mazatlan.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Vienna.
Collecting Event Remarks Hopkins Exped. to Sinaloa.

CAS-SU(ICH) 2916 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number Z102916 Date Collected 1 Jan 1895 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sinaloa County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Mazatlan.
Latitude-Longitude 23.228327°, -106.430707°; uncertainty: 5970 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksError covers town of Mazatlan.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks transferred
Collecting Event Remarks Hopkins Exped.

CAS-SU(ICH) 3164 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number Z103164 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sinaloa County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Mazatlan
Latitude-Longitude 23.228327°, -106.430707°; uncertainty: 5970 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksError covers town of Mazatlan.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks discarded
Collecting Event Remarks Hopkins Exped.

CAS-ICH 76321 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 07797 Size      
Collector; Vessel Jenkins; Evermann  Field Number Z76321 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sonora County
Water Body Gulf of California Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Guaymas.
Latitude-Longitude 27.909534°, -110.892009°; uncertainty: 4792 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Guaymas.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 10112 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number TinTag 694 Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission; Albatross Field Number ALB-GUAYMAS Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Sonora County
Water Body Gulf of California Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Guaymas.
Latitude-Longitude 27.909534°, -110.892009°; uncertainty: 4792 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Guaymas.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks discarded
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 12814 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Gilbert, Charles H.; et al  Field Number CHG A Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Panama State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Panama
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 36084 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Storey, M. / 1937 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Storey, Margaret H.  Field Number MHS II-35CYB Date Collected Feb 1935 - Feb 1935 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico Country United States State Florida County Lee Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear minnow seine
Locality Gulf beach at Casa Ybel, Sanibel I., Lee Co., Florida
Latitude-Longitude 26.422923°, -82.070565°; uncertainty: 462 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see data in bottle.

CAS-SU(ICH) 36085 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Storey, M. / 1937 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Storey, Margaret H.  Field Number WS PRE-1935SI Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico Country United States State Florida County Lee Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear minnow cast net
Locality Creek nr. Shanahans, Sanibel I., Lee Co., Florida
Latitude-Longitude 26.447526°, -82.029846°; uncertainty: 1636 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCannot locate Shanahan's Creek but likely near lighthouse as Shanahan was a long time lightkeeper on the island. Polygon includes area of canals/creeks near lighthouse.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Presented to M. Storey. Coll. pre-1935.

CAS-SU(ICH) 10847 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/1/0 Prep Type - Preservative skeletal Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number FLORIDA B Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Florida
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks partially disarticulated skeleton; Starks Collection.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 80224 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Daly, R.  Field Number RD 16-II-67 Date Collected 16 Feb 1967 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County Miami-Dade Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear hook & line
Locality Virginia Key at TABL dock.
Latitude-Longitude 25.731458°, -80.162478°; uncertainty: 371 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksTropical Atlantic Biological Laboratory (TABL). Polygon includes dock, small basin, and inlets by Rosenstiel School of Marine Sci labs on Virginia Key.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks gill arch only.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 19282 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 00759 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number KEY WEST Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County Monroe Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Key West.
Latitude-Longitude 24.551672°, -81.818792°; uncertainty: 10637 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksVague locality, only gives Key West. Large uncertainty includes Key West and vicinity.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 492 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Henshall, James A.  Field Number Z100492 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality MARCO
Latitude-Longitude 25.972220°, -81.729170°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks LARVA
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 7693 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission  Field Number USFC 1901 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country United States State Hawaii County Honolulu Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Hawaiian Is. Island Oahu
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Honolulu.Coral rocks and reef west of Honolulu
Latitude-Longitude 21.291426°, -157.865711°; uncertainty: 5129 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Date coll. 1901.

CAS-SU(ICH) 18326 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Baughman, J. S.  Field Number JSB 19-VIII-40 Date Collected 19 Aug 1940 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico Country United States State Texas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Galveston, TX.
Latitude-Longitude 29.205991°, -94.920069°; uncertainty: 24212 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCan't find 'Spring Creek', so treated as: at Galveston
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 18005 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Baughman, J. / 1940 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Baughman, J. S.  Field Number JSB 07-VII-40 Date Collected 7 Jul 1940 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico Country United States State Texas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Galveston, TX.
Latitude-Longitude 29.205991°, -94.920069°; uncertainty: 24212 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCan't find 'Spring Creek', so treated as: at Galveston
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 27061 Elops saurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Follett, W. I. / 1963 Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size 415 mm SL
Collector; Vessel R.E. Urrutia L. for L.J. Dempster  Field Number REUL 8-XI-63 Date Collected 8 Nov 1963 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State County
Water Body Lago de Maracaibo Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Lago de Maracaibo
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1963-XI:11 Specimen Remarks 1 lb. 10 oz. (after thawing); Bones only (incomplete), in alcohol; rest of skeleton not found.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 5687 Elops saurus larral  [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Elopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number 1001 Size      
Collector; Vessel Templeton Crocker Exped.; Zaca Field Number TCE 13-IV-33 Date Collected 13 Apr 1933 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country American Samoa State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Tutuila I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Pago Pago
Latitude-Longitude -14.339510°, -170.698799°; uncertainty: 7431 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1934-I:1 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks
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