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CAS-ICH 60227 Megalodoras irwini   [Catalog of Fishes] PARATYPE ID by/date  Eigenmann, C. H. / 1925 Doradidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15427 Size 90-315 mm TL
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.; Morris, Percival S.  Field Number WRA 1922 Date Collected 1922 - 1922 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Loreto County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Iquitos.
Latitude-Longitude -3.747713°, -73.247222°; uncertainty: 11712 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates placed at Iquitos, error expanded to cover area around the town
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: Trans. Am. Phil. Soc., v.22(5): 308; Holotype removed to CAS 80243; other 2 specimens (220 mm TL & 300 mm TL skeleton) described in orig. descr. not found.
Collecting Event Remarks Centennial Exped.