FMNH 12144

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  • 12143 12144 Cichlasoma meeki
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 12143 Cichlasoma meeki FZ - 51.15 mm SL ; 12144 Cichlasoma meeki FZ - 48.8 mm SL
FM Catalog: Fishes
Scientific Name: Cichlasoma meeki
Type Status: Paratype(s)
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Cichlasoma
Species: meeki
Field #: SFH1924-21
Collector: S. F. Hildebrand, F. J. Foster
Geography: North America, El Salvador: Rio Lempa, San Marcos. [LL]
DWc Country: El Salvador
Date Collected: 9 Feb 1924
Preparations: alc
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Count: 1
Type Status: Paratype(s)
EMu IRN: 611178
OccurenceID: 5f9c2a9b-8028-4381-9c5c-840ceb984674
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