MCZ Ichthyology 12010

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:12010 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]

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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 192 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 12001; 12002; 12003; 12004; 12005; 12006; 12007; 12008; 12009; 12010; 12011; 12012; 12013; 12014; 12015; 12016; 12017; 12018; 12019; 12020; 12021; 12022; 12023; 12024; 12025 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 012001-018000, pg.1;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:12001 Ostracion meleagris to MCZ:Ich:12...

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