Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability

CAS Ichthyology Collection Database


CAS-ICH 55369 Pimelodus altissimus   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Eigenmann & Pearson / 1942 Pimelodidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number IU 15797 Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA VIII-20 Date Collected Aug 1920 - Aug 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Ucayali County
Water Body R. Ucayali Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Near Orellana.
Latitude-Longitude -6.912185°, -75.156024°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Orellana
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Fishes West. S. America: 106, Pl.5 (fig.5); lateral & dorsal x-rays.
Collecting Event Remarks