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CAS-ICH 68876 Brycon dentex   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bryconidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 14021 Size      
Collector; Vessel Meek, Seth E.; Hildebrand, Samuel F.  Field Number Z68876 Date Collected 28 Mar 1911 
Continent/Ocean North America Country Panama State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Rio Gatun and creek at Gatun, Canal Zone.
Latitude-Longitude 9.290590°, -79.772719°; uncertainty: 29090 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Rio Gatun, coordinates placed at Gatun. In 1913 a dam was build forming the Gatum Lake, changing the shape of the river forever. A big portion of the Gatum river bed in now under the Gatum Lake.
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