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CAS-ICH 41301 Charax rupununi   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Eigenmann, Carl H. / 1912 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12314 Size      
Collector; Vessel Grant, William  Field Number WG 1908 Date Collected 1908 - 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Rupununi Pan Drainage R. Essequibo Basin? Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Opposite Massara Landing.
Latitude-Longitude 3.894605°, -59.291932°; uncertainty: 894 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Rupununi River opposite Massara Landing.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Exped. To British Guiana (Carnegie Mus. & Indiana Univ.)