Holotype of Microichthys atlanticus

Date Collected:

1978-07-11

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northeast: Portugal: Autonomous Region of the Azores | off Azores

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Current Identification
Microichthys atlanticus Fricke, Ordines, Williston, 2020
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Pempheriformes Epigonidae
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identification
Microichthys coccoi Rüppell, 1852
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Pempheriformes Epigonidae
Nature of ID: expert ID

  • field number: CEL7838
  • group number: 515

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) poor in collection 1 History
Remarks: Muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-12-05
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-11-28   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-12-05
standard length 23 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Image available.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northeast
  • Country:
  • Portugal
  • State/Province:
  • Autonomous Region of the Azores
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Azores
  • Depth:
  • 350 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 37.7950000°, -23.866666° (Error radius: Unknown) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (37° 47′ 42″ N  23° 52′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1978-07-11
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 11/7/1978-11/7/1978
  • Time Collected:
  • 0045-0347
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • [TIME: 0045-0347]
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • CEL7838
  • Collectors:
  • Charles E. Lea; RV Atlantis II 101

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  • None

  • [Masked]