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CAS-ICH 52135 Auchenipterus brevior   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Eigenmann, C. H. / 1912 Auchenipteridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number IU 12092,IU 12108 Size 38-51mm SL
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number CHE 7-X-08 Date Collected 7 Oct 1908 - 14 Oct 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Potaro R. Drainage Essequibo R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality At Tumatumari cataract.
Latitude-Longitude 5.363128°, -59.004184°; uncertainty: 1839 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Potaro River around Tumatumari Falls.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Mem. Carnegie Mus., v.5:202.
Collecting Event Remarks Exped. to British Guiana (Carnegie Mus. & Indiana Univ.)