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CAS-ICH 38962 Astyanax atratoensis   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Eigenmann, C. H. / 1907 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 11488,USNM 1659 ? Size      
Collector; Vessel Michler, N.; Schott, A.  Field Number M&S 1857-58 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Truando, near Rio Atrato.
Latitude-Longitude 7.391118°, -77.132537°; uncertainty: 5000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Proc. USNM, v.33(1556): 28-29, fig.5. Possibly once cataloged as USNM 1659 but too short to be the holotype.
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