Collector:

E. G. Beckwith  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Dry Osteological Specimen

Type Citation:

Girard, C. F. 1857. Researches upon the cyprinoid fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of the United States, west of the Mississippi Valley, from specimens in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. 8 206.

Type Status:

Syntype

Place:

Precise locality not recorded, the Beckwith Survey Explored the Valleys of the Great Salt Lake and Humboldt River; Ledger says 'Near 38 Deg. L.', but Beckwith surveyed the 41st parallel according To Girard, United States, North America

Collection Date:

1853 to 1855

Notes:

Pharyngeal bone #2784 1 arch. type status confirmed by c. r. gilbert, 1985. 002 specimens previously listed in ledger, 1 exchanged to mnhn (cat.# 395)

Pharyngeal teeth, 1 arch, in Osteo Type Collection

Pharyngeal jaw, 1 piece; stored in Osteo Type Collection

Record Last Modified:

13 Feb 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Ostariophysi, Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae

Published Name:

Tigoma gracilis Girard

Other Numbers:

Mammals Catalog Number : 2784

USNM Number:

230

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f51aac5-993b-4503-ad4a-959e17569d25

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_5000179