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Catalog Data

Collector:
Colonel John K. Howard  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
Pacific  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Glycerin with Bone and Cartilage Stain
Place:
New South Wales, Australia, Pacific
Collection Date:
4 Feb 1953 to 11 Mar 1953
Notes:
Ledger states 002 original specimens but as of February/2012, there is only one glycerin specimen found and it is approximately 150mm SL. Received from University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla thru: L.R. Rivas.
A correction has been completed for the collection date (year) for field work done by John K. Howard in the Pacific and Indian Oceans from November 1952 – July 1953. Many dates in Collection Events were erroneously entered in the ledger as 1952 when the correct year was 1953 and corrections were made in April 2020.
Record Last Modified:
2 Apr 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Cyclosquamata, Aulopiformes, Chlorophthalmoidei, Chlorophthalmidae
Published Name:
Chlorophthalmus nigripinnis
Accession Number:
216823
USNM Number:
176972
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Vertebrate Zoology
Fishes
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c3d79c48-7d00-46b2-b597-8c62ae22ae4c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_10187204