MCZ Ichthyology 6165

Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

1860-01-01/1873-12-31

Indian Ocean: Indian Ocean, Western: Mauritius | Island of Mauritius

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:6165 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: Andrew D. Willistonlinked data icon on 2024-11-18
Nature of ID: curatorial ID
Previous Identification
Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger/1993]

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  • field number: N.PIKE/1873
  • group number: 781

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 305 mm By: Andrew D. Williston 2024-11-18

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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:
  • Island of Mauritius
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Island of Mauritius
  • Georeference:
  • -20.384764°, 57.7367110° (Error radius: 48962m) By: Megan Roberson on 2013-03-13 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1860-01-01 / 1873-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Rec'd 1873.
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • N.PIKE/1873
  • Collector:
  • Nicolas Pike

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 6151; 6152; 6153; 6154; 6155; 6156; 6157; 6158; 6159; 6160; 6161; 6162; 6163; 6164; 6165; 6166; 6167; 6168; 6169; 6170; 6171; 6172; 6173; 6174; 6175 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 006001-012000, pg.7;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:6151 Anguilla mauritiana to MCZ:Ich:617...

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