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CAS-ICH 12694 Hypostomus plecostomoides   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Armbruster, Jonathan W. / May 2003 Loricariidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15084 Size      
Collector; Vessel Pearse, A. S.  Field Number ASP 29-VII-18 Date Collected 29 Jul 1918 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Aragua State County
Water Body R. Bue Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Maracay.
Latitude-Longitude 10.216536°, -67.627419°; uncertainty: 20000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI could not establish the location of the Rio Bue or Bui. I plotted the locality, as an approximate, in the Lake Valencia near Maracay with an uncertainty embracing several water bodies in the area.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Believe 29 Jul 1919 on other labels is wrong - JDF 6 Aug 1992.