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CAS-ICH 62993 Cyprinodon macularius   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Cyprinodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Evermann, Barton W.  Field Number Z62993 Date Collected 12 May 1916 
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Riverside County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Fig Tree John Spring, Salton Sink, 6 m. from Mecca, Ca.
Latitude-Longitude 33.433594°, -116.051637°; uncertainty: 1120 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksSome sources place fig tree john spring in this township while others say it was submerged with the rising of the salton sea.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Endangered.
Collecting Event Remarks