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CAS-ICH 13272 Ptychocheilus grandis   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Perry, M. L. / 1945 Leuciscidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Simpson, D. A.; Simpson, H.  Field Number DAS 16 Date Collected 24 Aug 1945 : 1100
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Clara County
Water Body Drainage Coyote R. Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear dipnets, small seines 6' & 12'
Locality About 6 miles south of San Jose on Coyote R., near stone quarry.
Latitude-Longitude 37.283472°, -121.814196°; uncertainty: 1733 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type rock, gravel, mud
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate specific stone quarry, but placed marker on the Coyote River 6mi south of San Jose.
Acc. Number 1945-1946 Specimen Remarks No. 16 (apparent station no.)
Collecting Event Remarks Water clear, temp. 69 deg. F; current swift; Anacharis, green algae, some floating plant.