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CAS-ICH 920 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Anderson, M. E. / 1984 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 350 mm
Collector; Vessel CAS Expedition  Field Number CAS 1-V-1925 Date Collected 1 May 1925 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Colima County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Revillagigedo Is. Island Clarión I.
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality I. Clarion.
Latitude-Longitude 18.346165°, -114.721094°; uncertainty: 4919 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks #882-2163 refer to CAS Exped. to Revillagigedo Is., 1925. See Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 15(1):1-173, 30 March 1926. G. D. Hanna.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 921 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Anderson, M. E. / 1984 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 360 mm
Collector; Vessel CAS Expedition  Field Number CAS 1-V-1925 Date Collected 1 May 1925 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Colima County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Revillagigedo Is. Island Clarión I.
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality I. Clarion.
Latitude-Longitude 18.346165°, -114.721094°; uncertainty: 4919 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks #882-2163 refer to CAS Exped. to Revillagigedo Is., 1925. See Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 15(1):1-173, 30 March 1926. G. D. Hanna.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 922 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Anderson, M. E. / 1984 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 356 mm
Collector; Vessel CAS Expedition  Field Number CAS 1-V-1925 Date Collected 1 May 1925 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Colima County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Revillagigedo Is. Island Clarión I.
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality I. Clarion.
Latitude-Longitude 18.346165°, -114.721094°; uncertainty: 4919 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks #882-2163 refer to CAS Exped. to Revillagigedo Is., 1925. See Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 15(1):1-173, 30 March 1926. G. D. Hanna.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 923 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Anderson, M. E. / 1984 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 385 mm
Collector; Vessel CAS Expedition  Field Number CAS 1-V-1925 Date Collected 1 May 1925 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Colima County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Revillagigedo Is. Island Clarión I.
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality I. Clarion.
Latitude-Longitude 18.346165°, -114.721094°; uncertainty: 4919 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks #882-2163 refer to CAS Exped. to Revillagigedo Is., 1925. See Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 15(1):1-173, 30 March 1926. G. D. Hanna.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 207323 Melichthys niger   [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   Field Number GVF 1010 Date Collected 3 Nov 1956 : 2000-2200
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Sorol Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear hook & line
Locality Reef 3 naut. miles southeast of atoll.
Latitude-Longitude 8°4'0"N, 140°27'0"E Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 1010 (sta. 213) for more data.

CAS-ICH 207322 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Dimoet, Deurumol, Kindaro, Harry  Field Number GVF 0327 Date Collected 8 Jul 1954 : 1200-1600
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Pohnpei State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Kapingamarangi Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear spears, hook & line
Locality Teawataman and Teawaitua passes of ship pass, s. side of atoll; app. 1 mi. off rock/gravel shore; low to high tide.
Latitude-Longitude 1°2'1"N, 154°45'8"E Bottom Type sand & coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 327 (sta. 24) for more data.

CAS-ICH 207324 Melichthys niger   [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 Yenglit  Field Number GVF 0199 Date Collected 17 Oct 1953 : 900-1100
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County Ifalik Municipality
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Ifalik Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear hook & line
Locality Off Ella Islet near Ship's Pass; app. 500' offshore; low tide; water clear, 0.5 fms. deep; encrusting algae.
Latitude-Longitude 7°14'43"N, 144°26'42"E Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 199 (sta. 78) for more data.

CAS-ICH 207325 Melichthys niger   [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 Pakal, Tachim, Tewash  Field Number GVF 0174 Date Collected 6 Oct 1953 : 730-1200
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Micronesia State Yap State County Ifalik Municipality
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Ifalik Atoll
Depth Width Salinity M Gear hook & line
Locality Off outer reef of Falalap Islet, n. side; app. 400 ft. offshore; high to low tide; water clear; encrusting algae.
Latitude-Longitude 7°14'34"N, 144°26'40"E Bottom Type coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 174 (sta. 53) for more data.

CAS-ICH 233201 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Dumale, Don / Jul 2013 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number DC-1038 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number HEP-16 Date Collected 1 May 2011 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Philippines State Batangas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island Luzon I.
Depth Width Salinity m Gear
Locality Basketball.
Latitude-Longitude 13.685527778, 120.89163889 Bottom Type
Acc. Number 2011-VII:1 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks converted coords

CAS-ICH 247673 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Rocha, Luiz A. / 1 Feb 2023 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number LAR 3015,MNI18 Size      
Collector; Vessel Rocha, Luiz A.; Gasparini, Joao Luiz; Ludt, William B.  Field Number WBL288 Date Collected 27 Jan 2023 : 954
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Saint Helena State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Southwest Point
Latitude-Longitude 15.9971° S, 5.79094° W Bottom Type
Acc. Number 2023-III:21 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Rocky reef on exposed corner of island. More wave surge in upper water column. Deeper site, too. 22ºC.

CAS-ICH 54325 Melichthys niger   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Anderson, M. E. / 1984 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jenkins, O. P.  Field Number OPJ 334,399 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country United States State Hawaii County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Honolulu.
Latitude-Longitude 21.291426°, -157.865711°; uncertainty: 5129 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1984-I:24 Specimen Remarks A gift to O.P. Jenkins.
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 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-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 1973 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 5117 Size 415 mm
Collector; Vessel Hanna, G. Dallas; Jordan, Eric K.; et al; Ortolan Field Number CAS 2-V-1925 Date Collected 2 May 1925 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Mexico State Colima County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Revillagigedo Is. Island Roca Partida I.
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Roca Partida I.
Latitude-Longitude 19.005509°, -112.069554° (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks #882-2163 refer to CAS Exped. to Revillagigedo Is., 1925. See Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 15 (1):1-173, 30 March 1926. G.D. Hanna.
Collecting Event Remarks Calif. Academy of Sciences Exped. to Revillagigedos Is.

CAS-ICH 207314 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 R.A. Gaines, A.W. Scott, Damian  Field Number GVF 0910 Date Collected 26 Sep 1956 : 1500-1630
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 3 one-lb. charges of TNT, hand, nets
Locality Augulpelu Reef, south side, ca. 3 miles south of south entrance to Toagel Mid Passage; outer edge of barrier reef.
Latitude-Longitude 7°15'36"N, 134°33'9"E Bottom Type sand, coral on shelf and large heads
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 910 (sta. 124, AEC sta. 37) for more data.

CAS-ICH 207316 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 Sumang, Y.; Fehlmann, H. A.  Field Number GVF 1864 Date Collected 14 Apr 1959 : 1600-1745
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 2 gal. noxfish, dipnet, hand
Locality Youel Lukes reef, ca. 1.3 mi east-southeast of entrance to Ngell Channel and south end of Auluptagel I.
Latitude-Longitude 7°17'1"N, 134°30'29"E Bottom Type living & scoured coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1864 (sta. 59-36, AEC 59-135) for more data

CAS-SU(ICH) 13577 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 Herre, Albert W.  Field Number AWH 25-IX-31 Date Collected 25 Sep 1931 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Philippines State Palawan County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Linapacan I.
Latitude-Longitude 11.443811°, 119.808989°; uncertainty: 12552 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUncertainty includes vicinity of Linapacan Island.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks (tank 216)
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 207318 Melichthys radula   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ruark, W. C. / 1980 Balistidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Vanderbilt, G.; Vanderbilt, A.; Vanderbilt, L.; Pioneer Field Number GVF 0040A Date Collected 13 Aug 1951 - 20 Aug 1951 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country U. S. Minor Outlying Islands State Palmyra Atoll County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Line Is. Island Palmyra Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear handlines
Locality Pioneer anchorage about 1 mile southwest of southern tip of Sand I.
Latitude-Longitude 5°51'54"N, 162°6'52"W Bottom Type very irregular with some live coral
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks See GVF 0040A (sta. 51GV-41A) for more data; GVF Pacific Equatorial Exped.
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