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CAS-ICH 18973 Siphateles obesus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Perry, M. L. / 1946 Leuciscidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Simpson, D. A.; Simpson, H.  Field Number DAS 93 Date Collected 20 Oct 1945 : 1200
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Placer County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity F Gear 10' seine
Locality Truckee R., on Hwy. 89 at Big Squaw Camp ca. 3 mi. south of Nevada Co. line; elev. 6000 ft.
Latitude-Longitude 39.207633°, -120.197545°; uncertainty: 603 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type sand, mud, gravel, rock
Acc. Number 1945-1946 Specimen Remarks sm. juv.
Collecting Event Remarks Water clear, 60 deg. F; green algae, anacharis, cabomba.