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Catalog Data

Collector:
Charles H. Gilbert  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Prep Count:
2
Preparation:
Radiograph
Type Citation:
Smith, D. G. 1994. Catalog of type specimens of Recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 6: Anguilliformes, Saccopharyngiformes, and Notacanthiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha). No. 566 24.
Jordan, D. S., Gilbert, C. H. 1883. Description of a new eel (Sidera castanea) from Mazatlan, Mexico. 5 (335): 647.
Type Status:
Lectotype
Syntype
Place:
Mexico: Mazatlan., Sinaloa, Mexico, North Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
1880 to 1881
Notes:
595 mm, vertebrae 5/58/144
Record Last Modified:
11 May 2018
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Anguilliformes, Muraenoidei, Muraenidae, Muraeninae
Published Name:
Sidera castanea Jordan & Gilbert
Gymnothorax
Accession Number:
000000
USNM Number:
29591
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Vertebrate Zoology
Fishes
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c9891ea2-9fe9-4841-a98e-7a550332d5d5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_5004629