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CAS-ICH 73248 Astyanax caucanus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Characidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 12/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12768 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z73248 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Bolivar Department County
Water Body Drainage R. Magdalena basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Juntas de Apulo, Rio Bogota at ca. 1,500 ft. elev., on railway between Girardot and Facatativa
Latitude-Longitude 4.513421°, -74.594859°; uncertainty: 2511 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks previously identified as Poecilurichthys caucanus
Collecting Event Remarks Eigenmann Reconnaissance of Colombia