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CAS-ICH 71441 Thayeria   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Roberts, Tyson / 1983 Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 6/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU uncat. Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number Z71441 Date Collected 22 Feb 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Amazonas State County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Rio Negro, one day`s canoeing up from N. of Amanadona
Latitude-Longitude 1.588807°, -66.969078°; uncertainty: 47251 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThere is not enough information in the description, from Ternetz's notes one could infer that the collection site is between the mouth of the Casiquiare and Cucui. I plotted the locality as an approximate.
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