MCZ Ichthyology 18179

Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854

Syntype of Atherinopsis californiensis

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1993-03-01

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Eastern Central: United States: California | San Francisco

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:18179 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsoidei Atherinopsidae
Common Name(s): Jack silverside; Jack silverside (fb); jacksmelt; pejerrey mocho
Determiner: Andrew D. Willistonlinked data icon on 2011-11-22
Nature of ID: legacy
Previous Identification
Atherinichthys californiensis Girard, 1854
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsoidei Atherinopsidae
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger/1993]

Girard 1854, page 129, Syntype of Atherinopsis californiensis Girard, 1854 Specimen is out of USNM 351. [pages: 129-129]

  • field number: Z18179
  • group number: 351
  • previous number: USNM 351

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-01-09
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-12-14   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 2 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-01-09

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  • Check: Type locality & collector correct review USNM number.;Donor: USNM. USNM record reviewed, MCZ specimen is syntype out of USNM 351 (ADW-2011).

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • California
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • San Francisco
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • San Francisco
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Data reviewed based on GNIS database and county information added if confirmed (M. Cameron, 1996).
  • Georeference:
  • 37.7000000°, -122.26700° (Error radius: Unknown) By: ehernand_lacm on 2014-02-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1993-03-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • Z18179
  • Collector:
  • Adolphus Lewis Heermann

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 18176; 18177; 18178; 18179; 18180; 18181; 18182; 18183; 18184; 18185; 18186; 18187; 18188; 18189; 18190; 18191; 18192; 18193; 18194; 18195; 18196; 18197; 18198; 18199; 18200 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 018001-024000, pg.8;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:18176 Atherinopsis californiensis to MC...

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