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CAS-ICH 51559 Afromastacembelus sexdecimspinus   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Roberts & Travers / 1986 Mastacembelidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 95-156 mm
Collector; Vessel Roberts, Tyson R.  Field Number TRR 17-III-80 Date Collected 17 Mar 1980 
Continent/Ocean Africa Country Cameroon State County
Water Body Cross R. Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality High gradient rapids along forest tributary off mainstream Cross River at Bamenda-Memfe road near Widekum.
Latitude-Longitude 5.863508°, 9.774091°; uncertainty: 1383 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksUnable to locate tributary from aerial imagery.
Acc. Number 1987-IX:24 Specimen Remarks Publ.: Cybium 10(2): 107, figs.1-5.
Collecting Event Remarks