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CAS-SU(ICH) 54244 Symphysodon discus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Freihofer, W. C. / Sep 1960 Cichlidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT XII-24B Date Collected Dec 1924 - Dec 1924 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Amazonas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Manaus market.
Latitude-Longitude -3.154813°, -59.958502°; uncertainty: 24364 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe fishes were bought so there is not certainty of where they were collected. I plotted the locality embracing waters of the amazon as well as of the Rio Negro.
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