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CAS-ICH 70833 Monotocheirodon pearsoni   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Eigenmann, Carl H. / 1924 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 17333 Size      
Collector; Vessel Pearson, Nathan E.  Field Number NEP IX-21E Date Collected Sep 1921 - Sep 1921 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Bolivia State El Beni County
Water Body R. Iniqui Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Tributary to Rio Beni ca. midway between Rurrenabaque and Huachi (=San Miguel de Huachi?)
Latitude-Longitude -15.459996°, -67.260724°; uncertainty: 31789 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Rio Inicua, a tributary of Rio Beni between Rurrenabaque and Huachi. Coordinates placed at center of polygon.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: in Pearson, Ind. Univ. Studies, v.11(64): 34, fig.3, pl.11. Addl. orig. matl., not types. Orig. 5 alc spec., 1 c&s while on loan (04-5632), returned in almost completely disintegrated condition =>discarded.
Collecting Event Remarks Mulford Exploration of the Amazon Basin.