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CAS-ICH 20327 Astyanax fasciatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number MZUSP 1611 Size      
Collector; Vessel Amaral, Afranio do  Field Number AA 1906RIODJ Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Rio de Janeiro County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Latitude-Longitude -22.834834°, -43.461814°; uncertainty: 35194 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe locality description is too vague but all the specimens are distributed in freshwater. I plotted the locality in one of the rivers embracing other rivers in the city as an approximate.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks A. do Amaral poss. donator and/or collector.