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CAS-ICH 54453 Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus  [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Miller, R. R. / 31 Dec 1953 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 33/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Weitzman; Lattin  Field Number SW 52-VIII-20 Date Collected 20 Aug 1952 : 1000-1200
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State Chihuahua State County
Water Body AN AFFLUENT TO RIO CONCHOS Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 30 ft. seine
Locality 1/4 mi. S. of Meoqui; Station SW VIII:20:1952-1
Latitude-Longitude 28.257447°, -105.489936°; uncertainty: 482 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type mud, gravel, sand
Georef. RemarksTreated as Rio San Pedro, 1/4 mile downstream of Meoqui. Measured along river. Uncertainty determined using MaNIS.net georeferencing calculator.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks slightly turbid water; see field notes
Collecting Event Remarks slightly turbid water; see field notes