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CAS-ICH 227347 Poecilia mexicana   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Poeciliidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 60/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Nev. So. F-1337 Size      
Collector; Vessel Vert. Zool. Class.  Field Number Z227347 Date Collected 25 Feb 1967 
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Nevada County Clark County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Below Lowhead Dam headwaters, Moapa River.
Latitude-Longitude 36.631795°, -114.524256°; uncertainty: 26200 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnsure on location of dam, so treated as: Moapa River, entire length. Moapa River is former name of Muddy River: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddy_River
Acc. Number 2006-VI:8 Specimen Remarks Estimated # of fish in plastic bag, in jar, with other specimen.
Collecting Event Remarks