MCZ Ichthyology 50318

Mastacembelus crassus Roberts & Stewart, 1976

Paratype of Mastacembelus crassus

Date Collected:

1973-07-21

Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire River mainstream at Tadi, near Kibunzi

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:50318 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Mastacembelus crassus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Synbranchiformes Mastacembeloidei Mastacembelidae
Determiner: Tyson R. Robertslinked data icon; Donald J. Stewart
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Roberts_TR, Stewart_D]

Roberts and Stewart 1976, page 239, Paratype of Mastacembelus crassus Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Media type: text; Roberts and Stewart 1976 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLVII no. 6;

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Shows Publication: Roberts and Stewart 1976 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLVII no. 6

  • field number: R&S35
  • group number: 757

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 15 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 54-123 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

  • None

  • In: Bull Mus Comp Zool 147(6):305-306, pl 14 d. HT at MCZ 50257. Other PTs at MCZ 50258 & 50400. (Possibly 15 specimens, 8 specimens sent to Teugels 97-012, while 7 were on loan 94-031, to Guy Teugels

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000159 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Zaire River mainstream at Tadi, near Kibunzi
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Zaire River mainstream at Tadi, near Kibunzi
  • Habitat Description:
  • [TEMP: 24.9 C][SALINITY: F]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • National Geographic Society, Ichthyological Expedition to Zaire, 1973.;Formerly Zaire
  • Georeference:
  • -5.2416666°, 13.9416666° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (5° 14′ ″ S  13° 56′ ″ E)
  • Collecting Method:
  • Rotenone
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1973-07-21
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 21/7/1973-21/7/1973
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • R&S35
  • Collectors:
  • Tyson R. Robertslinked data icon; Donald J. Stewart

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 50318 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish cards;

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Ledger Entry for: MCZ:Ich:50318 Mastacembelus crassus Paratype Description:...

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