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CAS-ICH 78313 Potamotrygon motoro   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Rosa, R. S. / 18 Aug 1981 Potamotrygonidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 16139 Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number WRA 29-VIII-20 Date Collected 29 Aug 1920 - 1 Sep 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Loreto County
Water Body Lago Yarinacocha Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality A cutoff lake of Rio Pacaya, connected to the river by a long narrow channel.
Latitude-Longitude -5.426263°, -74.512780°; uncertainty: 20636 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates centered at Yarinacocha, error expanded to cover the area around (including the portion of Rio Pacaya in the area)
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Centennial Expedition.