MCZ Ichthyology 622

Belone latimana Poey, 1860

Holotype of Belone latimana

Date Collected:

1861-01-01/1861-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Caribbean Sea: Cuba | off Cuba

Media type: image;   Ichthyology 622 Aspect: lateral

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:622 Belone latimana Holotype Aspect: lateral

Current Identification
Belone latimana Poey, 1860
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Beloniformes Belonoidei Belonidae
Determiner: Bruce B. Collette
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Collette_Bruce B]
Previous Identification
Esox imperialis Rafinesque
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Esociformes Esocidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Muse Remarks

Media type: text; Howell-Rivero 1938 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXXXII no. 3;

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Shows Publication: Howell-Rivero 1938 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXXXII no. 3

  • field number: POEY
  • group number: 336
  • previous number: P.353

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-03-20
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-03-08   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (alcohol) good in collection 1 History (4)

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 2023-03-20

  • None

  • In: Mem Hist Nat Isla Cuba 2:292-293. Described size: 770 mm (4 ft ex. also mentioned). [= Esox imperialis Rafinesque, fide Collette & Parin, 1970].

  • None

  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Sea:
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Country:
  • Cuba
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Cuba
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cuba
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 21.5919640°, -79.434082° (Error radius: 561251m) By: Karsten E. Hartel on 2014-03-20 (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
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • See: Howell-Rivero. 1938. Bull. MCZ 83(3)
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • POEY
  • Collector:
  • Felipe Poey

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 601;  602;  603;  604;  605;  606;  607;  608;  609;  610;  611;  612;  613;  614;  615;  616;  617;  618;  619;  620;  621;  622;  623;  624;  625 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.25;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:601 Pogonias cromis to MCZ:Ich:625 Ceph...

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