Ichthyology 4776: Arapaima gigas

Ichthyology 4776
Arapaima gigas
tissue (95% ethanol); whole animal (alcohol)

LAGO MANACAPURU; MANACAPOURU [Lago Grande de Manacapuru]
South America: Brazil: Amazonas
27/11/1865-6/12/1865 (1865-11-27 - 1865-12-06)
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Identifications

Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822).

Animalia Chordata Craniata Teleostei Gnathostomata Osteichthys Actinopterygii Osteoglossiformes Osteoglossidae Arapaima gigas

Arapaima, Pirarucu

Identified by Cards
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Cards]

Locality and Collecting Event Details

Continent/Ocean:	South America
Country:	Brazil
State/Province:	Amazonas
Specific Locality:	LAGO MANACAPURU; MANACAPOURU [Lago Grande de Manacapuru]
Locality Remarks:	Coordinates approximate.
General Habitat:	[SALINITY: F]
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Coordinates:	3° 6´ 30´´ S 61° 30´ 30´´ W (Datum: unknown) , Error: 115 km
	[no agent data]; 2010-03-19; Source: unknown
	Coordinate Remarks: Lat. seconds and Long. seconds blank in MUSE (Fish). Set to 30, Maximum Error set to 115 km. in MCZbase
Collecting Date:	27/11/1865-6/12/1865 (1865-11-27 - 1865-12-06)
Ich. Field Number:	THAYER060

Collectors

Thayer Expedition to Brazil

William James

Identifiers

field number: THAYER060

group number: 118

Part Details

Part Name	Condition	Disposition	#	Remarks
tissue (95% ethanol)	Fair	exchanged	4	tissue gifted to researcher Donald Stewart
whole animal (alcohol)	unchecked	in collection	2

Attributes

age class: adult

[no agent data]

Remarks: 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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MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.192

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