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CAS-ICH 72196 Gymnotus carapo   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15724 Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number Z72196 Date Collected 3 Nov 1920 - 4 Nov 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Loreto County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear poison
Locality creek in the forest inland from Yurimaguas
Latitude-Longitude -5.884205°, -76.108224°; uncertainty: 4029 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 5 removed to CAS 16117 as Gymnotus anguillaris
Collecting Event Remarks