MCZ Ichthyology 5894

Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1871-10-31

Indian Ocean: Indian Ocean, Western: Mauritius | [no specific locality data]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:5894 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Common Name(s): Cofferfish; Cowfish; Long horned cowfish; Long-horn cowfish; Long-horned cowfish; boxfish; horned boxfish
Determiner: Karsten E. Hartellinked data icon; Andrew D. Willistonlinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE, Williston_AD/2009]
Previous Identification
Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]

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  • field number: N.PIKE10/71
  • group number: 781

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

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 57-129 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Inseparably mixed with MCZ 5892,5893,5895 (AWE, Aug 2016)

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  • Ocean:
  • Indian Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Indian Ocean, Western
  • Country:
  • Mauritius
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Island of Mauritius
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • -20.444188°, 57.7755940° (Error radius: 73602m) By: Meaghan H. Sorce on 2018-10-23 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1871-10-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Rec'd Oct/ 1871
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • N.PIKE10/71
  • Collector:
  • Nicolas Pike

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 5876; 5877; 5878; 5879; 5880; 5881; 5882; 5883; 5884; 5885; 5886; 5887; 5888; 5889; 5890; 5891; 5892; 5893; 5894; 5895; 5896; 5897; 5898; 5899; 5900 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.236;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:5876 Acanthurus lineatus to MCZ:Ich:590...

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