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CAS-ICH 214248 Chasmocranus peruanus   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Eigenmann & Pearson / 1942 Heptapteridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number CAS 63627 Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA X-20-PMEL Date Collected Oct 1920 - Oct 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Loreto County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Puerto Melendes below Manseriche.
Latitude-Longitude -4.443952°, -77.509244°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Based on Plate 3, the smaller specimen should be the holotype.
Collecting Event Remarks