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CAS-SU(ICH) 48657 Corydoras melanistius   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bohlke, J. Callichthyidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 49/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT 24-IV-25 Date Collected 24 Apr 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Bolivar State County
Water Body Cano de Quiribana Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Cano de Quiribana near Caicara.
Latitude-Longitude 7.614720°, -66.182800°; uncertainty: 6000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 15 of original lot of 64 on loan, returned reidentified as c. brevirostris. Rebottled separately as CAS 236643
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