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CAS-ICH 54429 Gila   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Miller, R. R. / 14 Jan 1954 Leuciscidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 415/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Weitzman, Stanley H.; Solorzano, A.  Field Number SW 1-VIII-52B Date Collected 1 Aug 1952 : 1700-1800
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State Durango State County
Water Body R. DEL PENON DE COVADONGA Drainage R. NAZAS DRAINAGE Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear SEINE
Locality Penon Blanco city, 14 mi. from Yerbanis on road between Durango and Torreon.
Latitude-Longitude 24.792888°, -104.032846°; uncertainty: 223 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type GRAVEL & SAND BOTTOM
Georef. RemarksRiver called "Rio Peņon Blanco" (no sign of "de Covadonga" in Mexican INEGI). Town seems correct, since distance from Yerbanis (to the E) and to La Concha (to the SW) match. Marker placed on bridge crossing of main road into town, at River "Rio Peņon Blanco".
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