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CAS-ICH 72213 Microsternarchus bilineatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Crampton, W. / Apr 2005 Hypopomidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT 2-IV-25 Date Collected 2 Apr 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Barinas State County
Water Body Drainage Orinoco R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Mata de Palma beach.
Latitude-Longitude 3.975330°, -67.076468°; uncertainty: 20000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI plotted the locality as an approximate in the Orinoco near Tama Tama beach. From descriptions in Ternetz's itinerary one could infer that the collection site is between Tama Tama and Santa Barbara.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Specimen returned with tail broken off, lost (Inv. 03-5563).
Collecting Event Remarks