MCZ Ichthyology 46402

Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781

Neotype of Sternoptyx diaphana

Date Collected:

1966-10-07

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Caribbean Sea: Panama | [no specific locality data]

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:46402 Sternoptyx diaphana Neotype

Current Identification
Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Stomiatiformes Stomiatoidei Sternoptychidae
Common Name(s): diaphanous hatchetfish; pez hacha transparente; transparent hatchetfish
Determiner: Ronald C. Baird
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Baird_RC/1970]

Media type: text; Baird 1971 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLII no. 1;

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Shows Publication: Baird 1971 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLII no. 1

  • field number: AB19-813
  • group number: 149
  • previous number: MCZ 46403

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-02-15
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-02-15   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-02-15
standard length 28.4 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • In: Der Naturforscher 16:33-34, pl fig 1-2. NT designated by Baird, 1971 in Bull Mus Comp Zool 142(1):75.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Sea:
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Country:
  • Panama
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • [no verbatim locality data]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • collected by T.A. Napora.
  • Georeference:
  • 11.1000000°, -78.350000° (Error radius: Unknown) By: Andrew D. Williston on 2012-08-02 (Source: Ship Logs)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (11° 6′ 0″ N  78° 21′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Method:
  • IKMT
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1966-10-07
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 7/10/1966-7/10/1966
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • AB19-813
  • Collector:
  • RV Anton Bruun 19

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  • None

  • [Masked]