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CAS-ICH 77964 Geophagus pellegrini   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Cichlidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 6/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 14142 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Carl H.  Field Number CHE 22-III-12 Date Collected 21 Mar 1912 - 22 Mar 1912 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State Choco Department County
Water Body Rio Raspadura Drainage R. Atrato basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Boca de Raspadura (presumeably, the mouth of Rio Raspadura at Raspadura)
Latitude-Longitude 5.181236°, -76.727466°; uncertainty: 10918 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe fishes were probably collected where the road crosses the river or where the town is located (if not the same place. Satellite images are not good, so is not possible to establish the location of the town. The locality was plotted at the road and a
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Colombian Reconnaissance