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CAS-SU(ICH) 33818 Astyanax jordani   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, C. B.  Field Number CBJ XI-36 Date Collected Nov 1936 - Nov 1936 
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State San Luis Potosi State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality cave stream sw. of Valleo.
Latitude-Longitude 23.117076°, -100.547017°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMarker placed at VALLEJO, San Luis Potosi, Mexico ("Valleo" appears to be a typo; please correct or cross-check with field notes, see below.); Approximate town coordinates: (23.1169969, -100.54573), elevation 1329 meters. According to INEGI, the "official" name is VALLEJOS (plural), but VALLEJO (singular) is the "common name" (personal communication, March 22nd, 2013). Original field notes from CAS marked as: "CBJ-XI-36", by Jordan, C.B.
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