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CAS-ICH 51470 Orestias elegans   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Parenti, L. R. Cyprinodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/4 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number IU 15242,CAS 46179 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number CHE IX-18D Date Collected Sep 1918 - Sep 1918 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality 5 mi. from Casapalca in small glacial lake.
Latitude-Longitude -11.650000°, -76.233333°; uncertainty: 9672 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Casapalca
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks IRWIN EXPEDITION