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CAS-ICH 75802 Pimelodella cristata   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Heptapteridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12083 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number Z75802 Date Collected 6 Nov 1908 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Drainage Essequibo R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear hiari root (poison)
Locality pool near mouth of Konawaruk River (into Essequibo)and connected to river by a few inches of water; pool *
Latitude-Longitude 5.304058°, -58.908933°; uncertainty: 989 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at mouth of Konawaruk River into the Essequibo River.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks was no more than 50 ft. in diameter & 6 ft. at deepest