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CAS-ICH 38955 Astyanax bopiensis   [Catalog of Fishes] LECTOTYPE ID by/date  Ruiz-C., R. I. / 2018 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number IU 17323,CAS 236977 Size 96.9 mm SL
Collector; Vessel Pearson, Nathan E.  Field Number NEP IX-21C Date Collected Sep 1921 - Sep 1921 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Bolivia State La Paz Department County
Water Body R. Colorado Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Tributary to lower Rio Bopi 10 miles above Huachi (=San Miguel de Huachi?)
Latitude-Longitude -15.776748°, -67.199140°; uncertainty: 12517 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates 10 km upstream Rio Boopi from San Miguel de Huachi.
Acc. Number 1929-XI Specimen Remarks Publ.: Indiana Univ. Studies, v.11(64): 41, pl.9 (fig.4); Replacement name and lectotype designation published: European J. of Taxonomy 402:1-45 (2018).
Collecting Event Remarks Mulford Exploration of the Amazon Basin.