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CAS-ICH 15264 Pygocentrus piraya   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Serrasalmidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15264 Size      
Collector; Vessel Haseman, John D.  Field Number JDH 6-I-08 Date Collected 6 Jan 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Bahia State County
Water Body RIO GRANDE OR SWAMPY PONDS Drainage Sao Francisco R.basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality near mouth of Rio Preto at Boqueirao; clear water
Latitude-Longitude -11.352356°, -43.839030°; uncertainty: 5000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks CARNEGIE EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA