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CAS-ICH 20138 Leporinus brunneus   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Myers, George Sprague / 1950 Anostomidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT 13-III-25 Date Collected 13 Mar 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Amazonas State County
Water Body Drainage Orinoco R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Cassiquiare, Chemoni, near bifurcation.
Latitude-Longitude 3.141891°, -65.868467°; uncertainty: 5000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI could not find the exact location of Chemoni, but the description stated that is near to the bifurcation of the Rio Orinoco and the Casiquiare.
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