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CAS-ICH 68532 Astyanax abramis   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 13630 Size      
Collector; Vessel Gonzales, Manuel  Field Number Z68532 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Meta Department County
Water Body Drainage Orinoco R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Rio Meta at Barrigon
Latitude-Longitude 4.165469°, -73.013491°; uncertainty: 2939 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe location is at the Rio Guaitara, about 6 upstream where the Guaitara meets the Rio Meta. The Rio Meta is part of the Orinoco basin and not the Amazon Basin. The place is called Puerto Barrigon and not Barrigona.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks received by IU March 1914
Collecting Event Remarks