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CAS-ICH 39146 Astyanax essequibensis   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Eigenmann, C. H. / 1909 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 24/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number IU 11723 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number CHE 4-XI-08B Date Collected 4 Nov 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Essequibo R. Drainage Essequibo R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Crab Falls; among fall rocks.
Latitude-Longitude 5.400000°, -58.850000°; uncertainty: 720 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Crab Falls.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Exped. to British Guiana (Carnegie Mus. & Indiana Univ.)