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CAS-ICH 69707 Curimata metae   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Curimatidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number duplicates IU ( Size      
Collector; Vessel Gonzales, Manuel  Field Number Z69707 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 Barrigon, the head of navigation on the river
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.
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