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CAS-ICH 70330 Serrasalmus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Serrasalmidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number Z70330 Date Collected 8 Mar 1924 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Maranhao County
Water Body Drainage R. Tocantins basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Lagoa Iacu into Rio Tocantins at high water,S. of Carolina
Latitude-Longitude -7.318295°, -47.511550°; uncertainty: 4242 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksReading Ternetz´s itinerary I assumed that the locality refers to what is known as the Lagoa do Jacare or surrounding waters of this. The locality is near the border between Maranhao and Tocantins state, the latter was before part of Goiás.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks needs to be separated from mixed lot
Collecting Event Remarks