FMNH 53291

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  • Porotergus gymnotus 61 mmTL FMNH 53291 left tail
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    Description: left lateral tail 61 mmSL
  • Porotergus gymnotus 61 mmTL FMNH 53291 left lateral
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    Description: left lateral 61 mmSL
  • Porotergus gymnotus 61 mmTL FMNH 53291 right head
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    Description: right lateral head 61 mmSL
  • Porotergus gymnotus 61 mmTL FMNH 53291 left head
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: left lateral head 61 mmSL
  • Porotergus gymnotus 61 mmTL FMNH 53291 left body
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    Description: left lateral body 61 mmSL
  • 53291_A_Para_lat_FZ
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology - Division of Fishes
    Radiographer: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
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    Description: 53291:Porotergus gymnotus:1::::Paratype(s):Apteronotidae:233:CHE1908-36:South America:Guyana
  • 53291_B_Para_lat_FZ
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology - Division of Fishes
    Radiographer: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 53291:Porotergus gymnotus:1::::Paratype(s):Apteronotidae:233:CHE1908-36:South America:Guyana
  • 53291_C_Para_lat_FZ
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology - Division of Fishes
    Radiographer: Mr. Kevin A. Swagel : Field Museum of Natural History - Department of Zoology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 53291:Porotergus gymnotus:1::::Paratype(s):Apteronotidae:233:CHE1908-36:South America:Guyana
FM Catalog: Fishes
Scientific Name: Porotergus gymnotus
Type Status: Paratype(s)
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gymnotiformes
Family: Apteronotidae
Genus: Porotergus
Species: gymnotus
Field #: CHE1908-36
Collector: C. H. Eigenmann
Geography: South America, Guyana: Konawaruk (Conawaruk). [LL]
DWc Country: Guyana
Date Collected: 1908
Preparations: alc
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Count: 1
Type Status: Paratype(s)
EMu IRN: 632412
OccurenceID: be264eed-a4de-4f8b-b219-175ca8a7478d
Measurements:
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