MCZ Ichthyology 12767

Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)

Date Collected:

1856

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Key Biscayne

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:12767 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Teleostei Gnathostomata Osteichthys Actinopterygii Acanthopterygii Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae
Common Name(s): oyster toadfish
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger/1994]

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  • field number: TL:KEY_BISCAYNE
  • group number: 289
  • previous number: 621

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

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Key Biscayne
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Key Bisquan or Byscayne [=Key Biscayne]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Data reviewed based on GNIS database and county information added if confirmed (M. Cameron, 1996).
  • Georeference:
  • 25.8916666°, -80.125000° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (25° 53′ ″ N  80° 7′ ″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1856-01-01 / 1856-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1856-1856
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • TL:KEY_BISCAYNE
  • Collector:
  • Theodore Lyman IIIlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 12751; 12752; 12753; 12754; 12755; 12756; 12757; 12758; 12759; 12760; 12761; 12762; 12763; 12764; 12765; 12766; 12767; 12768; 12769; 12770; 12771; 12772; 12773; 12774; 12775 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 012001-018000, pg.31;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:12751 Opsanus phobetron to MCZ:Ich:1277...

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