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CAS-SU(ICH) 32126 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z132126 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Christmas Island
Latitude-Longitude -10.478054°, 105.626557°; uncertainty: 11511 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Christmas Island.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks catalogue, 'name changed 03-23-72' and 'From Raffles Museum'
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 6035 Melichthys radula   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number HE 3-II-1932 Date Collected 3 Feb 1932 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / SE Pacific Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Cocos I., SW of Costa Rica
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Hancock Expedition, 1931-32

CAS-SU(ICH) 69584 Melichthys vidua   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/1/0 Prep Type - Preservative skeletal Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number NO DATA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Starks bone collection.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 31573 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  McCosker, J. E. / 20 Jul 1974 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, John E.  Field Number JEM V-1974 Date Collected May 1974 - May 1974 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country Bahamas State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality New Providence.
Latitude-Longitude 24.994676°, -77.402123°; uncertainty: 16417 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers New Providence Island. Coordinates placed at approx. center of polygon.
Acc. Number 1974-V:13 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 37293 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  / 23 Mar 1972 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Fisher, Walter K.  Field Number WKF 18-V-18 Date Collected 18 May 1918 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country Barbados State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Pelican I.
Latitude-Longitude 13.100000°, -59.633333°; uncertainty: 301 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPelican Island - locality from GeoNames. Wikipedia - island no longer exists.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 79 Melichthys piceus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 6.5 in.
Collector; Vessel Nutting, C. C.  Field Number CCN 17-V-1918 Date Collected 17 May 1918 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country Barbados State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality No specifics.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Nutting Expedition. Received 15 Apr. 1919.

CAS-ICH 235993 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gaither, Michelle R. / 26 Feb 2013 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; tissue Other/Previous Number Chagos_103 Size      
Collector; Vessel Gaither, Michelle R.; Wagner, Daniel; M/V Pacific Marlin Field Number 02262013_DIVE1 Date Collected 02/26/2013 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country British Indian Ocean Territory State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Chagos Arch. Island Salomon Is.
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Chagos Archipelago, Salomon Atoll
Latitude-Longitude -5.3390833300, 72.2139000000 Bottom Type
Acc. Number 2013-VII:30 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 236001 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gaither, Michelle R. / 25 Feb 2013 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; tissue Other/Previous Number Chagos_052 Size      
Collector; Vessel Gaither, Michelle R.; Wagner, Daniel; M/V Pacific Marlin Field Number 02252013_DIVE1 Date Collected 2/25/2013 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country British Indian Ocean Territory State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Chagos Arch. Island Salomon Is.
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Chagos Archipelago, Salomon Atoll
Latitude-Longitude -5.3402333300, 72.2134000000 Bottom Type
Acc. Number 2013-VII:30 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 207320 Melichthys vidua   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Weissburg, M. / 1978 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bolin, Rolf L.; Alister Hardy Field Number GVF 1743 Date Collected 22 May 1958 : 1100-1300
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country China State Hainan County
Water Body South China Sea Drainage Island Group Paracel Is. Island Pratas Reef
Depth Width Salinity Gear hand line & spear
Locality Northeast end of Pratas Reef (Tungsha Ch'untao).
Latitude-Longitude 20°46'15"N, 116°53'27"E Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1743 (sta. HK-66) for more data.

CAS-ICH 205764 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative tissue-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number JM-240 Size      
Collector; Vessel McCosker, John E.  Field Number JEM XII-98B Date Collected Dec 1998 - Dec 1998 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Coco I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Coco I.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1999-I:5B Specimen Remarks Tissue sample only, spec. discarded.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 24332 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  / 23 Mar 1972 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Herre, Albert W.  Field Number AWH 02-I-29 Date Collected 2 Jan 1929 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality I. del Cocos.
Latitude-Longitude 5.541884°, -87.065621°; uncertainty: 4896 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Cocos Island. Coordinates placed at center of polygon.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 12581 Melichthys bispinosus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number 2210 Size      
Collector; Vessel Snodgrass, Robert E.; Heller, Edmund  Field Number S&H 1898-99I Date Collected 1898 - 1899 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State Puntarenas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island I. del Coco
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Coco, I. del
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Exped., 1898-1899.

CAS-SU(ICH) 12582 Melichthys bispinosus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number 2096 Size      
Collector; Vessel Snodgrass, Robert E.; Heller, Edmund  Field Number S&H 1898-99I Date Collected 1898 - 1899 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Costa Rica State Puntarenas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island I. del Coco
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Coco, I. del
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Hopkins Stanford Galapagos Exped., 1898-1899.

CAS-ICH 35814 Melichthys vidua   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bingham, Ellsworth & Josef  Field Number GVF 1359 Date Collected 3 Aug 1957 : 1000-1230
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State County
Water Body Iriru Pass Drainage Island Group Society Is. Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear rotenone & spear
Locality Off Iriru I., edge of pass; sand & coral flat, coral wall, sand and dead coral 100 yds. from sand shore.
Latitude-Longitude 16°47'38"S, 151°23'45"W Bottom Type bottom of sand, dead and live coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks longitude figured on a 37 deg. angle from the point of Mau Fenua Mt., dist.=4750 m. from summit; see GVF 1359 (sta. 27) for more data; French Oceania Exped.

CAS-ICH 207315 Melichthys radula   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ruark, W. C. / 1980 Balistidae
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 1144 Date Collected 1 Jul 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear spear
Locality Barrier reef, ocean side; near pass to Papetaoi bay.
Latitude-Longitude -17.490668°, -149.866538°; uncertainty: 1160 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station=68; mismarked as sta. 62; Randall-Tahiti Exped.

CAS-ICH 207317 Melichthys radula   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ruark, W. C. / 1980 Balistidae
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 1120 Date Collected 21 May 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear spear
Locality Outer reef beyond surf, near Taotoi Pass.
Latitude-Longitude -17.482883°, -149.897725°; uncertainty: 868 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station=44; mismarked as sta. 39; Randall-Tahiti Exped.

CAS-ICH 35805 Melichthys vidua   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
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 1088 Date Collected 28 Mar 1956 - 30 Mar 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Papetoai Bay Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear spear
Locality Papetoai Bay
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station=12; mismarked as sta. 10; Randall-Tahiti Exped.

CAS-ICH 35806 Melichthys vidua   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
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 1116 Date Collected 10 May 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear spear
Locality Lagoon between Papetaoi village & 1st motu west.
Latitude-Longitude -17.486694°, -149.859832°; uncertainty: 1488 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station=40; mismarked as sta. 34; Randall-Tahiti Exped.; see GVF 1116 for more data.

CAS-ICH 35807 Melichthys vidua   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Moriguchi, M. / 28 Aug 1968 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Randall, John E.  Field Number GVF 1176 Date Collected 1 Sep 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear spear
Locality Lagoon near Pass to Papetoai Bay.
Latitude-Longitude -17.490668°, -149.866538°; uncertainty: 1160 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station=100; Randall-Tahiti Exped.

CAS-ICH 35808 Melichthys vidua   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Randall, John E.; 2 Tahitians  Field Number GVF 1184 Date Collected 18 Sep 1956 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country French Polynesia State Iles du Vent County
Water Body Papetoai Bay Drainage Island Group Island Moorea
Depth Width Salinity Gear liquid rotenone & spear
Locality West side, 300 yds. from entrance; shore reef 80 ft. from shore.
Latitude-Longitude -17.490668°, -149.866538°; uncertainty: 1160 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Station=108; Randall-Tahiti Exped.
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