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CAS-ICH 215241          ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, T.; Edelbrock, J. K.  Field Number TI-83-11 Date Collected 3 Jun 1983 : 1720-1740
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Madre de Dios County
Water Body Quebrada Mariposa Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 10 ft. minnow seine (1/8 inch mesh)
Locality Upstream about 5 km from confluence with R. Madre de Dios.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type mud & sand
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 215244          ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Edelbrock, J. K.; Edelbrock, G.H.  Field Number TI-83-13 Date Collected 4 Jun 1983 : 1030-1200
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Madre de Dios County
Water Body R. Madre de Dios Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 30' minnow seine (1/4 in. sq. mesh)
Locality On east end, north side of island opposite Cuzco-Amazonico Lodge.
Latitude-Longitude -12.530487°, -69.038937°; uncertainty: 6094 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type fine sand (no obstructions)
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks 300m of beach seined, lots of fish.

CAS-ICH 72180 Electrophorus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z72180 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality received by Steinhart Aquarium from M. Reckowicz27-II-1959, died in Steinhart Aquarium 1-III-1959
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1960-IX:13 Specimen Remarks specimen has tumor
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 72181 Electrophorus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z72181 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality died in Steinhart Aquarium, 16-IV-1959
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 72179 Electrophorus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Oliver, M. K. / 1972 Gymnotidae
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 Z72179 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Para County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality market at Belem do Para
Latitude-Longitude -1.369180°, -48.494557°; uncertainty: 22842 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksThe fish were bought in Belem's fish market, so the locality was plotted in the surroundings of Belem.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 72178 Electrophorus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z72178 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Colombia State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality received by Steinhart Aquarium 30 July 1959; died in Steinhart Aquarium August 1959
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1960-IX:13 Specimen Remarks received from Rakowicz
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 76493 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Harry, R. R. / 1947 Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z76493 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality no locality data - from Steinhart Aquarium.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks OVERSIZE
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 51039 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number NO DATA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Aquarium specimen; skull only, alizarin preparation; 1 C&S specimen returned by Weitzman from USNM, in glycerin, their Inv.# 2035020 dated 10/18/2004
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 51040 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/2 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number 0 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality No locality information given.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks alizarin preparations
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 42113 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Freihofer, W. C. / 12 Oct 1977 Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number BRAZIL Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Brazil
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Died in Steinhart Aquarium.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 72182 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 05100 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z72182 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Brazil
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks previously named Gymnotus electricus
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 72184 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 01514 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z72184 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Para County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Itaituba, on Rio Tapajos
Latitude-Longitude -4.286170°, -55.979073°; uncertainty: 6889 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 51053 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/1/0 Prep Type - Preservative skeletal-DRY Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Starks, Edwin C.  Field Number ECS 1911-BELEM Date Collected 1911 - 1911 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Para County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Belem.
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
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Disarticulated skeleton. Starks bone collection.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 13254 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Starks, Edwin C.  Field Number ECS-PARA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Para County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Para.
Latitude-Longitude -1.422543°, -48.752498°; uncertainty: 50000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPará refers to the name of the state and the river as well. There is not enough information to plot the locality with low uncertainty, but is safe to assume that the fishes were collected around the area of Belem. Belem constitute one of the ports of entrance to Brazil and was the way in to the country for some expeditions in the past. Also the fact that specimens listed for this localities are freshwater and marine confirm the location of the collections.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 11562 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 12634 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, Probably C. H.  Field Number Z11562 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Amatuk.
Latitude-Longitude 5.304365°, -59.309082°; uncertainty: 989 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Amatuk Falls.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-SU(ICH) 36681 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gosline, W. A. / 1943 Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Scherer, William G.  Field Number WGS 14-IX-36B Date Collected 14 Sep 1936 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Loreto County
Water Body AMPIYACU R. Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality near Pebas.
Latitude-Longitude -3.324422°, -71.858209°; uncertainty: 4873 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 36682 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gosline, W. A. / 1943 Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Scherer, William G.  Field Number Z136682 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Loreto County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality vicinity of Pebas.
Latitude-Longitude -3.323565°, -71.859668°; uncertainty: 3036 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 72183 Electrophorus electricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 15419 Size      
Collector; Vessel Allen, William R.  Field Number Z72183 Date Collected 12 Jul 1920 - 18 Jul 1920 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Peru State Pasco County
Water Body Drainage R. Amazonas basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality brook into Rio Pichis near Puerto Bermudez
Latitude-Longitude -10.304791°, -74.930896°; uncertainty: 885 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 53512 Gymnotus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel White Collection?  Field Number Z53512 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality No data.
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 64173 Gymnotus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Gymnotidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 4/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Carvalho; Myers, G. S.  Field Number Z164173 Date Collected 30 Mar 1944 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Estrado do Mar 21/2 to 5 km. E of ParanaguaE of Parana.
Latitude-Longitude -25.515244°, -48.462858°; uncertainty: 6536 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks
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