CAS-ICH 55609 |
Moenkhausia metae [Catalog of Fishes] |
PARATYPE
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ID by/date |
Eigenmann, Carl H. / 1922 |
Characidae |
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) |
8/0/0 |
Prep Type - Preservative |
alc-75% EtOH |
Other/Previous Number |
IU 15026 |
Size |
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Collector; Vessel |
Gonzales, Manuel |
Field Number |
MG-PBARR |
Date Collected |
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Continent/Ocean |
South America |
Country |
Colombia |
State |
Meta Department |
County |
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Water Body |
R. Meta |
Drainage |
Orinoco R. basin |
Island Group |
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Island |
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Depth |
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Width |
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Salinity |
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Gear |
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Locality |
Puerto Barrigona (=Barrigon, at the head of navigation east of Bogota) |
Latitude-Longitude |
4.165469°, -73.013491°; uncertainty: 2939 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) |
Bottom Type |
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Georef. Remarks | The location is at the Rio Guaitara, about 6 upstream where the Guaitara meets the Rio Meta. The Rio Meta is part of the Orinoco basin and not the Amazon Basin. The place is called Puerto Barrigon and not Barrigona. |
Acc. Number |
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Specimen Remarks |
61 mm TL; Mem. Carnegie Mus. 9(1):235 (1922) pl. 34, fig. 3. |
Collecting Event Remarks |
Supplements Colombian Reconnaissance of C.H. Eigenmann. |