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CAS-ICH 71433 Astyanax megalops   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Eigenmann, C. H. / 1907 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number IU 05192 Size      
Collector; Vessel Hartt?, F. C.  Field Number ITAITUBA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Para County
Water Body R. Tapajos Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Itaituba.
Latitude-Longitude -4.283088°, -55.980961°; uncertainty: 5243 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Publ.: in Eigenmann & Ogle, Proc. USNM, v.33(1556): 29.
Collecting Event Remarks Possibly ancillary collection related to Thayer Exped. of 1865-1866.