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CAS-ICH 70762 Moenkhausia costae   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 7/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 13301 Size      
Collector; Vessel Haseman, John D.  Field Number Z70762 Date Collected 22 Mar 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Alagoas County
Water Body Drainage RIO SAO FRANCISCO Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality mouth of Rio Sao Francisco at Penedo, in and alongboth sides of river or small pond 1 mi. from river *
Latitude-Longitude -10.290511°, -36.588155°; uncertainty: 3133 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe mouth of the Sao Francisco is located at least at 40 Km SE of Penedo.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks but connected with river at high water