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CAS-ICH 70759 Moenkhausia copei   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 11/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 11823 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z70759 Date Collected 30 Sep 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Drainage Essequibo R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity F Gear
Locality Rupununi River, a tributary entering the Essequibo River near Rockstone
Latitude-Longitude 5.988880°, -58.552484°; uncertainty: 8773 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Rockstone, error expanded to covers creeks around tonw.
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