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CAS-ICH 80750 Platybelone argalus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Belonidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Sumang  Field Number GVF 1997 Date Collected 5 Nov 1959 : 900-1300
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Palau State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 1 qt. noxfish - 5% rotenone mixture
Locality Sand area near reef southwest of Aulong I.; isolated giant coral head on sand bottom; water clear; tide high & falling
Latitude-Longitude 7°13'36"N, 134°13'07"E Bottom Type sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Coral Fish Project; see GVF 1997 (sta. 59-736) for more data.