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CAS-ICH 77300 Pimelodus blochii   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Pimelodidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/4 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number IU 13483 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number CHE 23-I-12 Date Collected 23 Jan 1912 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Antioquia Department County
Water Body R. Magdalena Drainage R. Magdalena basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Penas Blancas, station near Puerto Berrio.
Latitude-Longitude 6.928839°, -73.990560°; uncertainty: 6871 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI was not able to find the exact location for Peņas Blancas but according to current bibliography is located near San Luis. About 20 Km from Barrancabermeja, there is where the locality was plot.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Colombian Reconnaissance.