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CAS-SU(ICH) 49495 Gephyrocharax melanocheir   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Nelson, Keith / 23 Jan 1963 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 32/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Dahl, George; Gonzales  Field Number GD 14-VIII-55 Date Collected 14 Aug 1955 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Bolivar Department County
Water Body Pechelin Drainage Pechelin Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality A small stream, reduced to pools in dry season; from hills near Ovejas, it flows to Golfo de Morrequillo at Tolu.
Latitude-Longitude 9.446725°, -75.357611°; uncertainty: 895 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks "Perhaps subspecifically distinct..." -- K. Nelson
Collecting Event Remarks