MCZ Ichthyology 171789

Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839)

Date Collected:

2015-08-13

[no higher geography data] | [no specific locality data]

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Current Identification
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Dipnomorpha Sarcopterygii Ceratodontiformes Lepidosirenoidei Protopteridae
Common Name(s): Lungfish; Mudfish; Tana lungfish; West African lungfish; african lungfish
Nature of ID: non-expert ID

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  • field number: PRAN1
  • group number: 54

Part Condition Disposition Count
dissected whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Buccal cavity dissected, tissue samples removed
tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen) good in collection 1 History (4)
Remarks: transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2015-08-24
¬ Subsample: tissue (95% ethanol) good deaccessioned - used up 1 History (3)
tissue (frozen) good deaccessioned - used up 9 History
tissue (frozen) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Lung, likely flash-frozen; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-11-15

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  • Continent:
  • [no higher geography data]
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [no sovereign nation data]
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • [Captive or Cultivated]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Generic '[no specific locality data]' record. *PLEASE DO NOT EDIT*
  • Collecting Source:
  • purchased
  • Collected On:
  • 2015-08-13
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 2015-08-13
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Collecting date entered is the date that specimen was prepared.
  • Collectors:
  • Maude Baldwin; Freshwater Tropicals

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  • Deaccessioned

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