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CAS-SU(ICH) 55954 Charax   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Freihofer, W. C. / 23 May 1961 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 5/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT 17-JUL-24 Date Collected 17 Jul 1924 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Para County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality into Lago Grande, lower Amazon Basin
Latitude-Longitude -2.160338°, -55.439420°; uncertainty: 54963 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe locality is tentatively plotted in the Lago Grande de Curuai.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks water body may be 'Cabeceira Ajamuri', but data incomplete