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CAS-ICH 76789 Auchenipterus ambyiacus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ferraris, C. J. / 1997 Auchenipteridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15778 Size 163-185mm SL
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA XII-20 Date Collected Dec 1920 - Dec 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Amazonas County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Manaus.
Latitude-Longitude -3.159269°, -60.002619°; uncertainty: 50502 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThere is not enough information about where in the river where the specimens collected. The locality was plotted with a locality that embraces the main channel of the Amazonas and Rio Negro near Manaus, as well as other water bodies in the area.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Centennial Expedition