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CAS-ICH 73243 Astyanax caucanus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 5/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12765 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z73243 Date Collected 23 Jan 1912 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Antioquia Department County
Water Body Drainage R. Magdalena basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Penas Blancas, station on Rio Magdalena near Puerto Berrio (424 ft. elev.) [Antioquia Dept.?].
Latitude-Longitude 6.928839°, -73.990560°; uncertainty: 6871 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI was not able to find the exact location for Peņas Blancas but according to current bibliography is located near San Luis. About 20 Km from Barrancabermeja, there is where the locality was plot.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks previously identified as Poecilurichthys caucanus
Collecting Event Remarks Eigenmann Reconnaissance of Colombia