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CAS-ICH 13592 Chirostoma jordani   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Atherinopsidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 32/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Needham, Paul R.; Weitzman, Stanley H.; Solorzano, A.  Field Number SW VII:9:1952-3 Date Collected 9 Jul 1952 : 1800
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State Durango State County
Water Body R. de Santiago Drainage R. Mesquital basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 10' seine
Locality 11 mi. e. of Durango where main highway crosses R. de Santiago.
Latitude-Longitude 24.014850°, -104.490361°; uncertainty: 498 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type gravel, bedrock
Georef. RemarksPlease correct spelling: Mesquital is incorrect; MEZQUITAL is correct. Locality confirmed on Mexican INEGI; River here is called "Rio Santiago Bayacora"
Acc. Number 1954-VI:23 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks