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CAS-ICH 48258 Orestias elegans   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Cyprinodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15238 Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA 6-IX-18 Date Collected 6 Sep 1918 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Junin County
Water Body LAGO JUNIN (=CHINCHAYCOCHA) Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality clear mountain lake at 13,500 ft. elev. on the Pampa de Junin.
Latitude-Longitude -11.221111°, -75.956111°; uncertainty: 46582 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksA lot of lakes in the area
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks IRWIN EXPEDITION.