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CAS-ICH 71018 Pygocentrus piraya   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Serrasalmidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 11639 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z71018 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 Gear
Locality Rupununi River at Twoka Pan
Latitude-Longitude 3.294876°, -59.349114°; uncertainty: 119878 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Rupununi River, coordinaes placed at center of polygon.
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