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CAS-ICH 20712 Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii  [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Salmonidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jaromille (Weitzman, J.; Needham)  Field Number W&N-1 Date Collected 30 Jun 1955 : 1100
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State Durango State County
Water Body R. Hondo Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width 10-20 ft. Salinity Gear worm & pole
Locality About 10 km from El Salto; taken in"lagunitas" which is 2 deep pools only in a stream muddy with summer rains.
Latitude-Longitude 23.777282°, -105.360669°; uncertainty: 11000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type somewhat silted w/algae & other aquatic plants
Georef. RemarksDescription too ambiguous; not sure if able to find locality.Due to this, placed marker at El Salto, with an 11-kilometer uncertainty radius (description says locality is 10 km from town). HOWEVER: polygon encloses two springs or ponds found on Mexican INEGI. This is ca. 9 km due South of town and *might* be the locality; close to ARROYOs (streams) and rural road.
Acc. Number 1954-VI:23 Specimen Remarks 5 of 6 specs. recat. as CAS 210184.
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