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UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Record B.C. 63-7a

Description

We couldn't find a suitably shallow and enclosed spot until we had come back fairly far into the harbor. The bottom consisted of large boulders at one side merging into sand at other. Depth of full[?] was down to about 20 feet. Rotenone was carried into nearby bay disturbing people there by presence of dead fish.; The fauna here was somewhat different than farther out. Fewer M. dorsalis and more M. bairdi. No Myripristis, no T. Lucasanum, relatively few colorful fishes. More [illegible entry], goatfish, scianids, etc.

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Title
UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Record B.C. 63-7a
Date Created
1963-02-17
Description
We couldn't find a suitably shallow and enclosed spot until we had come back fairly far into the harbor. The bottom consisted of large boulders at one side merging into sand at other. Depth of full[?] was down to about 20 feet. Rotenone was carried into nearby bay disturbing people there by presence of dead fish.; The fauna here was somewhat different than farther out. Fewer M. dorsalis and more M. bairdi. No Myripristis, no T. Lucasanum, relatively few colorful fishes. More [illegible entry], goatfish, scianids, etc.
Subject
M. dorsalis [Microspathodon dorsalis]; M. bairdi [Microspathodon bairdii]; Sciaenids [sciaenidae]
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Notes
Province/State:Guerrero
Locality:Acapulco
Country:Mexico
Catalogue number:B.C. 63-7a
Collector number:#1
Watershed:
Map:A-28-4
Water:Fairly clear; salt water
Vegetation:Essentially none
Bottom:Rocky; Sandy bottom
Cover:
Temperature:About 80 F
Shore:Large boulders
Current:
Distance offshore:0-30 feet
Stream width:
Depth of capture:0-20 feet
Depth of water:0-20 feet
Collected by:M.A. Newman; D. Urquart; "M.V. Marijean
Tide:
Date:23059
Method of capture:Liquid rotenone
Original preserved:Formalin
Time:10-11 am
Identifier
bc63_007a
Collection
UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Records
Source
Original Format: Beaty Biodiversity Museum. UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Records. B.C. 63-7a
Date Available
2014-05-08
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Dr. Eric (Rick) Taylor <etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca>
DOI
10.14288/1.0211111
Latitude
16 50
Longitude
99 53
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Dr. Eric (Rick) Taylor <etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca>