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CAS-ICH 73199 Astyanax bimaculatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 45/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 16057 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, C. H.; Eigenmann, A.  Field Number Z73199 Date Collected 14 Nov 1918 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality middle Rio Urubamba near mouth of Rio Santa Ana (creek)the farthest point reached by the Eigenmanns on Rio *
Latitude-Longitude -12.868843°, -72.688300°; uncertainty: 10713 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers Rio Urubamba around Santa Ana.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks IRWIN EXPEDITION
Collecting Event Remarks Urubamba; 3,000-3,4000 ft. elev.