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CAS-ICH 31513 Campostoma ornatum   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Leuciscidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 42/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Weitzman; Solorzano  Field Number SW VII:13:1952- Date Collected 13 Jul 1952 : 1000-1200
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State Durango State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 10 ft. seine
Locality Rio Miravalle, trib. to Rio Piaxtla 65 mi. from Otinapaat El Rayo. At this point the stream flows SW for a few miles.
Latitude-Longitude 24.372818°, -105.397663°; uncertainty: 629 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type gravel and mud with rubble in riffles
Georef. RemarksCorrect name of river is RIO MIRAVALLES, not "Miravalle" (please correct). Name of town is "La Plazuela (EL RAYO)", and it is on the stream of "El Rayo", a tributary to Arroyo Caporales, which is, in turn, a tributary of the RIO MIRAVALLES. Distance to OTINAPA (please correct) is correct, ca. 65 miles (105 km), but only by road (airmiles are about 35). Polygon indicates stream (Arroyo El Rayo).
Acc. Number 1954-VI:23 Specimen Remarks Depth of water to 3 ft.; Additional sta. #: N52-8
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