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CAS-SU(ICH) 24458 Melanotaenia kabia   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Herre, A. W. / 1935 Melanotaeniidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Herre, Albert W.  Field Number AWH 22-V-29 Date Collected 22 May 1929 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Papua New Guinea State County
Water Body Sepik R. Drainage Sepik R. Basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Nyaurangai, 185 miles from the sea.
Latitude-Longitude -4.288071°, 141.945652°; uncertainty: 97410 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Sepik River 185 miles from mouth.
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