MCZ Ichthyology 127304

Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833

Date Collected:

1954-01-01/1954-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Sargasso Sea: South Sargasso Sea | South Sargasso Sea

Current Identification
Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Aulopiformes Alepisauroidei Alepisauridae
Common Name(s): Day sarpon; Handsaw fish; Handsaw-fish; Lancet fish; Long snouted lancetfish; Longsnout lancetfish; Wolffish; conejo de lo alto; lanzón picudo; longnose lancetfish; pacific lancetfish
Determiner: James E. Craddocklinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Craddock_JE]

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  • field number: RHB0592
  • group number: 171

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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  • one whole specimen and one head from another specimen

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Sea:
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Water Feature:
  • South Sargasso Sea
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [no sovereign nation data]
  • Specific Locality:
  • South Sargasso Sea
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • NEEDS MORE DATA
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • information taken from sta.'s 591 & 593.
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1954-01-01 / 1954-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1954-1954
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • RHB0592
  • Collector:
  • RV Atlantis 196

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  • [Masked]

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