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CAS-SU(ICH) 18072 Lonchogenys ilisha   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Myers, G. S. / 1927 Acestrorhynchidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 6/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT 26-II-25 Date Collected 26 Feb 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Amazonas State County
Water Body Drainage R. Cassiquiare basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality R. Casiquiare, Punta de la Isla Guachaco.
Latitude-Longitude 2.006018°, -66.895165°; uncertainty: 24222 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI could not find the exact location of the island, but from Ternetz itinerary I could established that is located between the mouth of the Casiquiare and Buenavista. I plotted the locality as an approximate.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Not paratypes.
Collecting Event Remarks