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CAS-ICH 69285 Creagrutus beni   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 33/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 13373 Size      
Collector; Vessel Gonzales, Manuel  Field Number Z69285 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Meta Department County
Water Body Drainage RIO ORINOCO Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Rio Meta at Barrigona (=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 supplemental to Eigenmann Colombian Reconnaissance
Collecting Event Remarks