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CAS-SU(ICH) 4599 Ictiobus velifer   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Catostomidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Meek, Seth E.  Field Number Z104599 Date Collected 11 Sep 1889 
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Iowa County Iowa County
Water Body Drainage MISSISSIPPI Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Iowa River at Amana; collections made at mouth of asmall creek, where water depth was 4-7 ft.; water *
Latitude-Longitude 41.795636°, -91.860553°; uncertainty: 34 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type sandy
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks year of collection uncertain, may be 1890 or 1891
Collecting Event Remarks temp. ca. 74 degrees; aquatic vegetation scarce