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CAS-ICH 20675 Gasteropelecus sternicla   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Weitzman, S. / 7 Jan 1952 Gasteropelecidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 27/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA 7-XI-20 Date Collected 7 Nov 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Loreto County
Water Body R. Huallaga Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear seine
Locality Bars at Yurimaguas.
Latitude-Longitude -5.900000°, -76.083333°; uncertainty: 10777 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 5 removed for clearing & staining.
Collecting Event Remarks Centennial Exped.