Expedition:

Albatross Expedition, 1883-1900  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Pacific Ocean  Search this

Vessel:

Albatross  Search this

Depth (m):

1951 - 1951

Type Citation:

Garman, S. 1899. The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish. Commission Steamer "Albatross" during 1891,...No. XXVI. 24 333, Pls. 1-85 + A-N.

Type Status:

Syntype

Place:

Off Panama, Costa Rica, North Pacific Ocean

Collection Date:

27 Feb 1891

Notes:

204 mm sl, metamorphic; entered in ledger as albula vulpes, handwritten note in jar says 'albula vulpes (larvae); ledger originally said 2 specimens, then the '2' crossed out and replaced with '1'; this specimen matches garman's description and came from the same albatross station; it cannot be definitely excluded from the type series and is considered a probable syntype

Record Last Modified:

22 Jul 2015

Site Number:

D. 3366

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Anguilliformes, Congroidei, Congridae

Published Name:

Atopichthys ophichthys Garman

Paraconger

Accession Number:

000000

USNM Number:

57818

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a39b57c-0519-4f53-8660-905c43b106d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_5195719