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CAS-SU(ICH) 54055 Lagocephalus laevigatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Tyler, J. / 1960 Tetraodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Salvador 371 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number SAL 4-X-45B Date Collected 4 Oct 1945 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Bahia County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Salvador; market sample (mercado modelo).
Latitude-Longitude -13.012102°, -38.540013°; uncertainty: 50000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe locality is too vague. All the specimens but one, ANSP8228 Hoplias malabaricus, are marine, so I plotted the locality in the surrounding marine waters near Salvador de Bahia as an approximate.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Possible error in Det.: vulgar & Latin names indic. 'entirely different fish.'
Collecting Event Remarks