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MCZ Ichthyology 1039

Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1863-12-31

South America: Guyana | [no specific locality data]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:1039 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Gymnotiformes Gymnotoidei Gymnotidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]

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  • field number: JCF:GUIANA
  • group number: 225

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (alcohol) unchecked deaccessioned - used up 2 History
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked on loan 2 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
total length 669-1180 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Includes specimen registered as '1039a'. Cataloged as 2 spec., 3 spec. found. (ADW-2009). 1 ex. stored in gallon bottle. Tissue specimens removed (Invoice 09-007).

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Guyana
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • 'Guiana'
  • Georeference:
  • 4.61349400, -58.901367 (Error radius: 432248m) By: Meaghan H. Sorce on 2020-04-14 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1863-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Rec'd in 1863 through the Gray Fund.
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • JCF:GUIANA
  • Collector:
  • James C. Fletcher

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 1026; 1027; 1028; 1029; 1030; 1031; 1032; 1033; 1034; 1035; 1036; 1037; 1038; 1039; 1040; 1041; 1042; 1043; 1044; 1045; 1046; 1047; 1048; 1049; 1050 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.42;

(Media Record)(media file)

Ledger Entry For Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:1050 Chaetodon striatus Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.42

  • Deaccessioned

  • None
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