MCZ Ichthyology 14509

Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

Date Collected:

1877-04-14

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Western Central: Marshall Islands | Ascension Island

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:14509 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Labriformes Scaridae
Common Name(s): Blue-spotted parrotfish; Petroleum parrotfish; Seagrass parrotfish; Slender parrotfish; marbled parrotfish; parrotfish
Determiner: John E. Randall
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Randall_JE/1980]
Previous Identification
Scarus Forsskål, 1775
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Labriformes Scaridae
Common Name(s): parrotfishes
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]

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  • field number: STURGES:ASC
  • group number: 629

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 2 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]

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  • Type? PREVIOUSLY SPLIT LOT, NOW TOGETHER: Larger specimen once seperately listed as 14509a Leptoscarus vaigiensis, Ascension Isl, AAS, mid 1800's. Listed as "Type ?" in ledger.

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Marshall Islands
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Ascension Island
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Ascension Is.
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 6.88333300°, 158.233333° (Error radius: 20030m) By: beniorkino on 2014-03-17 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1877-04-14
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Data found on label in lot 16349 and also in ledger; Received 14 April 1877
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • STURGES:ASC
  • Collector:
  • Albert A. Sturgis

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 14501; 14502; 14503; 14504; 14505; 14506; 14507; 14508; 14509; 14510; 14511; 14512; 14513; 14514; 14515; 14516; 14517; 14518; 14519; 14520; 14521; 14522; 14523; 14524; 14525 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 012001-018000, pg.101;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:14501 Scarus aurofrenatus to MCZ:Ich:14...

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