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CAS-ICH 231725 Macrognathus aral   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Neely, D. A. / Dec 2009 Mastacembelidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number DAN09-182.10 Size      
Collector; Vessel Neely, David A.; U, Myint Pe; Kyi Khin, Kyi Naing  Field Number DAN09-182 Date Collected 20 Nov 2009 : 1430-1600
Continent/Ocean Asia Country Myanmar State Sagaing Region County
Water Body Drainage Irrawaddy Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width to 0.5 km Salinity f Gear 3m x 1m seine, cast net
Locality Ayeyarwaddy (=Irrawaddy) River at Sinyua village, ca. 1 km upstream of Mingun.
Latitude-Longitude 22.02174°N, 96.03226°E Bottom Type sand, gravel, clayey cobbles, very sparse silt
Acc. Number 2009-XI:30 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Water turbid; sparse Polygonum along banks and a patchy bamboo-like emergent plant; current slow-fast; depth of water to >2m. Channel braided; most cool stuff taken over clean sand and pea gravel at head of large island, in shallow run with patchy vegetation.