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CAS-ICH 15150 Prochilodus mariae   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Eigenmann, C. H. / 1922 Prochilodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number IU 15150 Size      
Collector; Vessel Gonzales, Manuel  Field Number MG-BARRIGON Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Meta Department County
Water Body R. Meta Drainage R. Orinoco basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Barrigon.
Latitude-Longitude 4.165469°, -73.013491°; uncertainty: 2939 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe location is at the Rio Guaitara, about 6 upstream where the Guaitara meets the Rio Meta. The Rio Meta is part of the Orinoco basin and not the Amazon Basin. The place is called Puerto Barrigon and not Barrigona.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Rec'd 24 Mar 1914. Publ.: Mem. Carnegie Mus., v.9(1): 231, Pl.20 (fig.2).
Collecting Event Remarks