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CAS-ICH 20748 Metynnis argenteus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Serrasalmidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 7/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT 29-IV-25 Date Collected 29 Apr 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Bolivar State County
Water Body Drainage Orinoco R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Cano de Quiribana into R. Orinoco, Caicara.
Latitude-Longitude 7.614720°, -66.182800°; uncertainty: 10000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 4 alizarin specs. at SU, cf. S. Weitzman.
Collecting Event Remarks