Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Collector:
Leonard P. Schultz  Search this
River Basin:
Maracaibo Basin  Search this
Prep Count:
2
Preparation:
Polyester
Place:
Venezuela, Rio Motatan, 4 kilometers above Motatan, Maracaibo Basin, Trujillo, Venezuela, South America
Collection Date:
25 Mar 1942
Notes:
Radiograph is of a holotype; The Smithsonian NMNH Division of Fishes uses the convention of maintaining the original species name for type specimens designated at the time of description. The currently accepted name for this species is Cetopsis motatanensis.
Record Last Modified:
23 Apr 2019
Specimen Count:
2
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Ostariophysi, Siluriformes, Cetopsidae, Cetopsinae
Published Name:
Pseudocetopsis plumbeus motatanensis
Accession Number:
2078776
Other Numbers:
Catalog Number : USNM 121265
USNM Number:
RAD122976
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Fishes
Fish Images
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36bf8d056-5db3-420d-8118-1f62763aab22
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_14692515