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CAS Ichthyology Collection Database


CAS-ICH 31378 Pseudocetopsis   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Cetopsidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Sherbrooke, W. C.  Field Number WCS 3339 Date Collected 16 Feb 1968 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Junin County
Water Body R. Perene Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear throw net
Locality 2.5 hr. by motor boat below Pampa Silva and ca. 5 mi. above entrance of Rio Ipoki. In mountains, elev. 700m.
Latitude-Longitude -11.069976°, -74.760766°; uncertainty: 6888 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type 6 in. rocks with some sand patches
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at 5 miles above R. Ipoki
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Specimen waylaid enroute to CAS, presumed lost, but found and returned 6 Feb 1998.
Collecting Event Remarks River muddy & fast flowing.