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CAS-ICH 46027 Gephyrocharax major   [Catalog of Fishes] PARALECTOTYPE ID by/date  Myers, G. S. / 1929 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 17290 Size      
Collector; Vessel Pearson, Nathan E.  Field Number NEP XII-21 Date Collected Dec 1921 - Dec 1921 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Bolivia State La Paz Department County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Tumupasa, 30 miles northwest of Rurrenabaque.
Latitude-Longitude -14.149917°, -67.888429°; uncertainty: 1205 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Mulford Exploration of the Amazon Basin.