MCZ Ichthyology 11971

Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

1854-03-01/1854-03-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Caribbean Sea: United States: Puerto Rico: Greater Antilles | [no specific locality data]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:11971 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 Identifications
Lactophrys quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Common Name(s): scrawled cowfish
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]
Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Common Name(s): trunkfishes
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Common Name(s): Cowfish; Trunkfish; honeycomb cowfish; torito hexagonal
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]

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  • field number: CARDOZA:PUERTO
  • 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 106 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Sea:
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Puerto Rico
  • Island Group:
  • Greater Antilles
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Porto Rico
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Georeference:
  • 17.9064200°, -66.422852° (Error radius: 215900m) By: Jeremy Kisala on 2020-07-28 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1854-03-01 / 1854-03-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 0/3/1854-0/3/1854
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • CARDOZA:PUERTO
  • Collector:
  • Mr. Cardoza

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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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