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CAS-ICH 75167 Catostomus insignis   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Catostomidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 16/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size 17-26 mm SL
Collector; Vessel Hunter, E.  Field Number Z75167 Date Collected 28 Apr 1955 : 1500
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Arizona County Santa Cruz County
Water Body Drainage Colorado Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear dip net
Locality Sonoita River on Peter Lewis Ranch 18 mi. from Nogales;an underground river emerging for ca. 300 yds on ranch; *
Latitude-Longitude 31.541205°, -110.718140°; uncertainty: 2601 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type sandstone
Georef. Remarks===Sonoita Creek Placed point at Lewis Ranch, however, the ranch is 1.76 miles east of Sonoita Creek. Harshaw Creek and Redrock Canyon run through or next to Lewis Ranch.
Acc. Number 1955-V:1 Specimen Remarks stream 6 ft. wide/2-8 in. deep
Collecting Event Remarks water clear, 78 deg. current swift; watercress & algae