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CAS-ICH 68994 Bryconamericus peruanus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15179 Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William Ray  Field Number Z68994 Date Collected 24 Aug 1918 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Lima County
Water Body Drainage Rio Rimac basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Chosica, village on the central railway along the RioRimac below the nearby mouth of Rio Santa Eulalia. Good fishing holes at hydroelectric dam. 3,000 ft. elev.
Latitude-Longitude -11.922890°, -76.671962°; uncertainty: 4715 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at junction of Santa Eulalia with R. Rimac, error expanded to Chosica
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Irwin Exped.