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CAS-ICH 78509 Plagioscion auratus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Casatti, L. / Apr 1998 Sciaenidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 13897 Size      
Collector; Vessel Ellis ?, Max Mapes  Field Number MME ? Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Guyana State County
Water Body Demerara R.? Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Georgetown mud flats.
Latitude-Longitude 6.807564°, -58.127040°; uncertainty: 5633 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon covers town of Georgetown. Coordinates placed at center of polygon.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks May be Eigenmann collection; no record found of M.M. Ellis in British Guiana, but he studied gymnotids from there.