MCZ Ichthyology 46568

Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854

Syntype of Gambusia puncticulata  
  Lectotype of Gambusia puncticulata

Date Collected:

1861

Central America: Cuba: West Indies: Greater Antilles: Cuba | [no specific locality data]

Media type: image;   Ichthyology 46568

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:46568 Gambusia puncticulata Lectotype

Current Identification
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontoidei Poeciliidae
Common Name(s): Caribbean gambusia; gambusia caribeƱa
Determiner: William L. Fink
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Fink_WL/1971]

Fink 1971, page 16, Lectotype of Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854 G. puncticulata puncticulata; Also figured (photograph); Male, 24.3 mm SL

  • field number: POEY
  • group number: 347
  • previous number: MCZ 6401

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: Fin clip; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-12-12
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-12-12   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked 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 2022-12-12

  • None

  • In: Mem Hist Nat Isla Cuba 1:386, pl 31, fig 6-7. LT designated by W.L. Fink, 1971:18. Locality in description, 'moats of Havana wall'.

  • None

  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Cuba
  • Island Group:
  • West Indies: Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Cuba
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005380 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cuba [no additional specific locality
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 22.1036640°, -79.322461° (Error radius: 582910m) By: Meaghan H. Sorce on 2020-05-08 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1861-01-01 / 1861-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1861-1861
  • Collector:
  • Felipe Poey

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]