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Ammodytoides leptus Collette & Randall

Catalog Data

Collector:
John E. Randall  Search this
Dean B. Cannoy  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
South Pacific Ocean  Search this
Depth (m):
10.5 - 10.5
Type Citation:
Collette, B. B., Randall, J. E. 2000. Ammodytoides leptus, a new species of sand lance (Teleostei: Ammodytidae) from Pitcairn Island. 113 (2): 397, fig. 1.
Type Status:
Paratype
Place:
Pitcairn Island, off Gudgeon Harbor., Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
20 Jan 1971
Notes:
75.8-86.9 mm sl; out of bpbm 16949. grayish green on back, silvery on sides and ventrally, with iridescence; fins clear, the caudal yellowish.
Record Last Modified:
3 Feb 2020
Specimen Count:
3
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Trachinoidei, Ammodytidae
Published Name:
Ammodytoides leptus Collette & Randall
Accession Number:
615576
USNM Number:
360077
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Fishes
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34e66e37c-903d-489f-b17a-bde3457b530f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_5270502