MCZ Ichthyology 11992

Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1861-12-31

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Eastern Central: French Polynesia: Society Islands | [no specific locality data]

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
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: GARRETT:SOC
  • group number: 781

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 3 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 10-37 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Donor Date: 00/00/1861

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Country:
  • French Polynesia
  • Island Group:
  • Society Islands
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • France
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Society Islands
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates approximate.
  • Georeference:
  • -15.508333°, -150.50833° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (15° 30′ 30″ S  150° 30′ 30″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1861-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date recieved for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • GARRETT:SOC
  • Collector:
  • Andrew Garrettlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 11976;  11977;  11978;  11979;  11980;  11981;  11982;  11983;  11984;  11985;  11986;  11987;  11988;  11989;  11990;  11991;  11992;  11993;  11994;  11995;  11996;  11997;  11998;  11999;  12000 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 006001-012000, pg.240;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:11976 Ostracion cubicus to MCZ:Ich:1200...

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