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CAS-ICH 73240 Astyanax caucanus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 7/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12766 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z73240 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State County
Water Body Drainage R. Magdalena basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Puerto del Rio, cienega (=marsh) on Central Rio Magdalena.
Latitude-Longitude 11.042297°, -74.818228°; uncertainty: 10000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI plotted the locality in the Rio Magdalena near the Cienaga Mallorquin, Cienaga de las Playitas y Cienaga La Calestra.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks previously identified as Poecilurichthys caucanus
Collecting Event Remarks Eigenmann Reconnaissance of Colombia