MCZ Ichthyology 11961

Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

1871-12-15

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Virgin Islands of the United States: Saint Thomas | St. Thomas

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:11961 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Common Name(s): Cowfish; Trunkfish; scrawled cowfish; torito común; torito cornudo
Determiner: Andrew D. Willistonlinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Williston_AD/2009]
Previous Identification
Ostracion quadricornis 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: HASS:STTHOM
  • group number: 781

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 141 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Virgin Islands of the United States
  • Island:
  • Saint Thomas
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • St. Thomas
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • St. Thomas
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates approximate.
  • Georeference:
  • 18.3416666°, -64.925000° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (18° 20′ ″ N  64° 55′ ″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1871-12-15
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 15/12/1871-15/12/1871
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • HASS:STTHOM
  • Collector:
  • Hassler Expedition

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 11951; 11952; 11953; 11954; 11955; 11956; 11957; 11958; 11959; 11960; 11961; 11962; 11963; 11964; 11965; 11966; 11967; 11968; 11969; 11970; 11971; 11972; 11973; 11974; 11975 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 006001-012000, pg.239;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:11951 Balistes to MCZ:Ich:11975 Rhineso...

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