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CAS-ICH 76355 Ochmacanthus orinoco   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Myers, G. S. / 1927 Trichomycteridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number IU 17698 Size 44.5mm TL
Collector; Vessel Ternetz, Carl  Field Number CT 2-IV-25 Date Collected 2 Apr 1925 
Continent/Ocean South America Country Venezuela State Barinas State County
Water Body Drainage Orinoco R. basin Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Mata de Palma beach.
Latitude-Longitude 3.975330°, -67.076468°; uncertainty: 20000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksI plotted the locality as an approximate in the Orinoco near Tama Tama beach. From descriptions in Ternetz's itinerary one could infer that the collection site is between Tama Tama and Santa Barbara.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks 46mm in descr.
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