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CAS-ICH 78771 Poeciliopsis lutzi   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Poeciliidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 22/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 10952,IU 11406 Size      
Collector; Vessel Meek, Seth E.  Field Number SEM 4-III-03 Date Collected 4 Mar 1903 
Continent/Ocean North America Country Mexico State Veracruz-Llave State County
Water Body Rio Otopa Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Otopa.
Latitude-Longitude 18.649396°, -96.222864°; uncertainty: 1085 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMeek was at "Perez" (likely "Perez y Jimenez", close to Isla El Gavilan, E side of measurement), on March 1st and 2nd, 1903. Then, he was at Rio Blanco, close to Orizaba, on March 5th, 1903 (W side of measurement). Since he was traveling by rail, on the day of collection (March 4th) he must have been at marker. Please correct: Name of town is OTAPAN, VERACRUZ, and name of river is "ARROYO OTAPA"(2km south of town). Meek traveled over 155 km in 3 days.
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