MCZ Ichthyology 27005

Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1994-03-01

Asia | East Indies

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:27005 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Eupercaria Scatophagidae
Common Name(s): Butter fish; Butterfish; Leopard scat; Spotted butter fish; Spotted butterfish; argusfish; scat; spadefish; spotted scat
Determiner: Andrew D. Willistonlinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Williston_AD/2007]
Previous Identification
Scatophagus Cuvier, 1831 sp.
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Eupercaria Scatophagidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]

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  • field number: PMS:EAST_INDIES
  • group number: 585

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 141 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Received from the Peabody Museum of Salem on August 1, 1885;Donor: Peabody Museum Salem;Donor Date: 00/00/1885

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  • Continent:
  • Asia
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [no sovereign nation data]
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000004 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • East Indies
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • East Indies
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 6.37588000°, 113.275389° (Error radius: 2281749m) By: Emily Blank on 2020-03-26 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1994-03-01
  • 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:
  • PMS:EAST_INDIES
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 27001; 27002; 27003; 27004; 27005; 27006; 27007; 27008; 27009; 27010; 27011; 27012; 27013; 27014; 27015; 27016; 27017; 27018; 27019; 27020; 27021; 27022; 27023; 27024; 27025 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 024001-027800, pg.121;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:27001 Leptacanthurus savala to MCZ:Ich:...

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