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CAS-ICH 76754 Sorubim elongatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Littmann, Michael W. Pimelodidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15769 Size 260-280 mm
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA 22-VIII-20 Date Collected 22 Aug 1920 - 23 Aug 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Ucayali County
Water Body R. Ucayali Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Sandbars near Orellana, small town on high right bank below Contamana.
Latitude-Longitude -6.898436°, -75.149123°; uncertainty: 20622 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Orellana. Polygon covers sandbars in the R. Ucayali around Orellana
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Centennial Exped.