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CAS Ichthyology Collection Database


CAS-ICH 53017 Arapaima gigas   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Arapaimidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number STEINHART2 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Died in Steinhart Aquarium, no other data.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1977-IV:2 Specimen Remarks CITES-II. Head only; died 1977; (vert. col. & fins for skel.).
Collecting Event Remarks