MCZ Ichthyology 52291

Arapaima gigas (Schinz 1822).

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1993-03-01

South America: Brazil: Para | Near Belém

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:52291 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Ichthyology 52291

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:52291 Arapaima gigas

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: MPEG:BELEM
  • group number: 118
  • previous number: MCZ 40781*

Part Condition Disposition Count
mounted whole animal (dry) good on loan 1 History (3)
Remarks: Mounted specimen on display; believed to be cast from the whole specimen in this lot. This is unconfirmed.
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
total length 2m+ TL [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Incorrectly catalogued as MCZ 40781, a pre-occupied number [RS, 1977]. Cast taken of specimen by R. Paynter now on public exhibit. Pectoral and pelvic fins stored seperately in genereal collection.

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Brazil
  • State/Province:
  • Para
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7006247 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Near Belém
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Near Belém
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Georeference:
  • -1.4202180°, -48.512586° (Error radius: 43404m) By: Mariangeles Arce on 2013-08-23 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1993-03-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • MPEG:BELEM
  • Collector:
  • Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Brazil

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 52291; 40782; 40783; 40784; 40785; 40786; 40787; 40788; 40789; 40790; 40791; 40792; 40793; 40794; 40795; 40796; 40797; 40798; 40799; 40800 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 037541-040800, pg.131;

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Ledger Entry for: 20 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:52291 Arapaima gigas to MCZ:Ich:40800 B...

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