MCZ Ichthyology 4776

Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822).

Date Collected:

1865-11-27/1865-12-06

South America: Brazil: Amazonas | Lago Grande de Manacapuru

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:4776 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Ichthyology 4776 Aspect: Label,description

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Media type: image; Ichthyology 4776 Description: xray; Aspect: lateral

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Current Identification
Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822).
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Osteoglossiformes Osteoglossidae
Common Name(s): Arapaima, Pirarucu
Determiner: Cards
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Cards]

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  • field number: THAYER060
  • group number: 118

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) fair deaccessioned - exchanged 4 History
Remarks: tissue gifted to researcher Donald Stewart
whole animal (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 2 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]

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  • In two 2 gallon jars (2 of 4 + 2 of 4)KEH 25 Sept 2007. Originally 2 specimens cataloged, 4 specimens found with MCZ 4776 metal tag. Digital xray available.

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Brazil
  • State/Province:
  • Amazonas
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1001826 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Lago Grande de Manacapuru
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • LAGO MANACAPURU; MANACAPOURU [Lago Grande de Manacapuru]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates approximate.
  • Georeference:
  • -3.1083333°, -61.508333° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (3° 6′ 30″ S  61° 30′ 30″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1865-11-27 / 1865-12-06
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 27/11/1865-6/12/1865
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • THAYER060
  • Collectors:
  • Thayer Expedition to Brazil; William Jameslinked data icon

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 4776; 4777; 4778; 4779; 4780; 4781; 4782; 4783; 4784; 4785; 4786; 4787; 4788; 4789; 4790; 4791; 4792; 4793; 4794; 4795; 4796; 4797; 4798; 4799; 4800 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.192;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:4776 Arapaima gigas to MCZ:Ich:4800 Par...

  • Some Parts have been Deaccessioned

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