MCZ Ichthyology S-533

Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

1872

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Southwest: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:S-533 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Ichthyology S-533

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:S-533 Gymnura altavela Figured

Current Identification
Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Batomorphi Gnathostomata Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Myliobatoidei Gymnuridae
Common Name(s): Butterfly ray; Giant butterfly ray; raya de papel; spiny butterfly ray
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger]

Bigelow and Schroeder 1954, page 402, Figured of Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) Female, 549 mm wide. Figured teeth and tail.

  • field number: HASS:RIOJAN
  • group number: 40
  • previous number: MCZ 533-S

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 4 History

Attribute Value Determination On
unspecified measurement 430-550 mm By: Karsten E. Hartel 2011-06-08
Remarks: Originally recorded as: "430-550 mm DW"

  • None

  • Storage per family tank list (IEB 1997).

  • None

  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Southwest
  • Country:
  • Brazil
  • State/Province:
  • Rio de Janeiro
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Rio de Janeiro and environs
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • -22.902946°, -43.173865° (Error radius: 46455m) By: Penny Benson on 2017-05-30 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1872-01-01 / 1872-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1872
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • HASS:RIOJAN
  • Collector:
  • Hassler Expedition

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology S-539; S-527; S-529; S-532; S-534; S-536; S-538; S-540; S-543; S-545; S-547; S-549; S-526; S-528; S-530; S-531; S-533; S-535; S-537; S-541; S-542; S-546; S-548; S-550; S-544 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Sharks sh-000001, pg.22;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:S-539 Rhinobatos horkelii to MCZ:Ich:S-...

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