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CAS-SU(ICH) 62515 Achirus achirus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Muniz, Camila C. / 26 May 2008 Achiridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number 13-II-21/MA Date Collected 13 Feb 1921 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Amazonas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Manaus.
Latitude-Longitude -3.159269°, -60.002619°; uncertainty: 50502 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThere is not enough information about where in the river where the specimens collected. The locality was plotted with a locality that embraces the main channel of the Amazonas and Rio Negro near Manaus, as well as other water bodies in the area.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks taken fr. mouth of Pinirampus pirinampu.
Collecting Event Remarks