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CAS-ICH 78397 Brachyplatystoma   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Ferraris, Carl J. / Oct 1992 Pimelodidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU uncat. Size      
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT V-24B Date Collected May 1924 - May 1924 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Para County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Belem fish market.
Latitude-Longitude -1.478830°, -48.506679°; uncertainty: 33143 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe descriptions are vague, so the locality was plotted near the town of Belem with an uncertainty that embraces waters of the rio Pará as well as the río Acará and Guama. Specimens bought in the river could be from some other localities farther than the
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