FMNH 45704

Credit: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
  • 45704_FMNH_holo_lat_A_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: left lateral view "A" (head and tail more in focus since this specimen is curved in the midsection)
  • 45704_FMNH_holo_lat_B_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: left lateral view "B" (midsection more in focus since this specimen is curved in the midsection)
  • 45704_FMNH_holo_dor_A_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: dorsal view "A" (head and tail more in focus since this specimen is curved in the midsection)
  • 45704_FMNH_holo_dor_B_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: dorsal view "B" (midsection more in focus since this specimen is curved in the midsection)
  • 45704_FMNH_holo_ven_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: ventral view
  • 45704_FMNH_xray_holo_lat_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: left lateral x-ray view (X1061)
  • 45704_FMNH_xray_holo_dor_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: dorsal x-ray view (X1061)
  • 45704_FMNH_x-ray_holo_ven_FZ
    Creator: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 45704:Chasmocranus chimantanus:1::::Holotype:Pimelodidae:261:Z45704:South America:Venezuela: ventral x-ray view (X1061)
FM Catalog: Fishes
Scientific Name: Chasmocranus chimantanus
Type Status: Holotype
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Chasmocranus
Species: chimantanus
Field #: Z45704
Collector: J. A. Steyermark, C. Griffin
Geography: South America, Venezuela: Chimanta-tepui, Rio Abacapa, Camp 1; alt. 2200 m. [LL]
DWc Country: Venezuela
Date Collected: 4 Apr 1953
Preparations: alc
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Count: 1
Type Status: Holotype
EMu IRN: 624839
OccurenceID: 3b667c78-7e11-4e67-80bb-c741415f47a0
Measurements:
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