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CAS-SU(ICH) 6186 Cichlasoma istlanus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Cichlidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 23/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.; Snyder, John O.  Field Number J&S 1898 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State Morelos State County
Water Body RIO IXTLA Drainage RIO DE LAS BALSAS BASIN Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality a large, clear, cold tributary of Rio Amacusac at Puente de Ixtla
Latitude-Longitude 18.616686°, -99.325363°; uncertainty: 295 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type gravel
Georef. RemarksCollected at turn of 19th to 20th Century."Rio Ixtla" non-existent;possibly an error. Likely correct name: "Rio Chalma" (the 4 rivers of Puente de Ixtla are: Chalma, Tembembe, Amacuzac, and Apatlaco). Location chosen according to description in "Notes on
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