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CAS-SU(ICH) 54571 Astyanax   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 32/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA 21-X-20 Date Collected 21 Oct 1920 - 23 Oct 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State County
Water Body RIO ALTO MARANON & CREEK TRIB. Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear poison in creek
Locality Puerto Melendez, below Pongo de Manseriche.
Latitude-Longitude -4.450000°, -77.516667°; uncertainty: 745 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks CENTENNIAL EXPEDITION