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CAS-ICH 68809 Bivibranchia   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Hemiodontidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number Z68809 Date Collected 26 Feb 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Amazonas State County
Water Body Drainage RIO ORINOCO Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Cassiquiare (river), Isla Guachaco
Latitude-Longitude 2.006018°, -66.895165°; uncertainty: 24222 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI could not find the exact location of the island, but from Ternetz itinerary I could established that is located between the mouth of the Casiquiare and Buenavista. I plotted the locality as an approximate.
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