Melichthys niger - SIO 15-134 - Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps

Specimen Data

Family:

Balistidae

Species:

Melichthys niger

(No photo available)

Quantity (or Count):

Minimum Size:

0.0 mm

Maximum Size:

38.0 mm

Identifier:

MA Newman

ID Date:

26Aug1958

Previous Catalog Number:

UCLA W53-126

UUID:

ea6cbade-9680-4017-b795-893fc9e8faa7

Type Status:

Other Preparation:

Collection Event Data

Ocean:

E Trop Pacific Ocean

Country:

Costa Rica

State/Province:

Puntarenas

Locality:

Islas Cocos: Chatham Bay

Date Collected:

24Dec1952

Time:

1300

Lat-Long:

5°33.0'N - 087°02.5'W

5.550, -87.042

Stop Lat-Long:

Depth of Capture:

1-20 ft

Depth of Water:

to 20 ft

Cruise:

Station:

UCLA W53-126

Ship:

Method of Capture:

spear; hook and line; dynamite

Collected By:

BW Halstead, Bunker, LS Kuninobu

Habitat Metadata

Water-Salinity:

Salt

Temperature:

27ºC

Bottom/Shore:

Coral and sand. Shore: sand and rocks

Vegetation:

none

Current:

weak

Tide:

ebb to low

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