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CAS-ICH 72199 Gymnotus carapo   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Nijssen, Han / 1971 Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12627 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z72199 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Drainage Essequibo R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Essequibo R. below Packeeoo Falls.
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. According to Eigenmann Packeoo Falls are located in the Rupununi River.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks collected by William Grant
Collecting Event Remarks