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CAS-SU(ICH) 23054 Salmo saramao   [Catalog of Fishes] SYNTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Oshima, Masamitsu / 1919 Salmonidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Oshima, Masamitsu  Field Number Z123054 Date Collected 15 Mar 1919 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Taiwan State T'ai-wan County
Water Body Drainage Taiko R. Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Pond at Saramao Police Station in Musha, Nantou Co.
Latitude-Longitude 24.285267°, 120.669451°; uncertainty: 11324 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksTaiko River (circa 1919) is now called the Dajia River and is located ~20km north of present day T'aichung City on the west coast of Taiwan.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Only extant type. Noted as a paratype of Salmo formosanus in the Stanford ledgers, though not mentioned specifically in the original description.
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