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CAS-ICH 72257 Sternopygus macrurus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Sternopygidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12597 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z72257 Date Collected 30 Oct 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Drainage Essequibo R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Erukin (creek) into Potaro River
Latitude-Longitude 5.324699°, -59.254081°; uncertainty: 6342 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Potaro River between Kangaruma and Amatuk Falls (Erukin Creek is located there). Coordinates placed at center of polygon.
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