Syntype of Congermuraena flava  
  Paralectotype of Congrina gracilior

Date Collected:

1877-01-01/1877-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Gulf of Mexico: Mexico: Yucatan | North part of Yucatan Bank.

Current Identification
Congermuraena flava Goode & Bean, 1896
Animalia Chordata Craniata Elopomorpha Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Congridae
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Goode_GB, Bean_TH/1896]

Smith 1994, page 7, Voucher of Congermuraena flava Goode & Bean, 1896 MCZ 28080, which is listed by Ginsburg (1951:445) as flava but in fact is gracilior, is not a paratype.
Media type: text; Goode and Bean 1896 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. XXII Atlas;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Goode and Bean 1896 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. XXII Atlas

Media type: text; Jordan and Evermann 1900 Description: Jordan and Evermann 1900 publication;

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Shows Publication: Jordan and Evermann 1900 Description: Jordan and Evermann 1900 publication

  • field number: BLAKE036
  • group number: 85
  • previous number: CCLXIV

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

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
total length 262 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Oceanic Ichthyology: 138. = Rhynchoconger gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951), det DGS.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Ocean Subregion:
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • Yucatan
  • Specific Locality:
  • North part of Yucatan Bank.
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • North part of Yucatan Bank.; 84fms
  • Depth:
  • 0 - 84 fms
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Surface temperature 74°F, bottom temp. 60°F
  • Georeference:
  • 23.2166666°, -89.266666° (Error radius: Unknown) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (23° 13′ 0″ N  89° 16′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1877-01-01 / 1877-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1877-1877
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • BLAKE036
  • Collector:
  • USCSS Blake Expeditions

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 28076;  28077;  28078;  28079;  28080;  28081;  28082;  28083;  28084;  28085;  28086;  28087;  28088;  28089;  28090;  28091;  28092;  28093;  28094;  28095;  28096;  28097;  28098;  28099;  28100 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 027801-031600, pg.12;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:28076 Bassozetus normalis to MCZ:Ich:28...

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