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MCZ Ichthyology 149784

Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758

Date Collected:

1977-03-27

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central | [no specific locality data]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:149784 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Chordata Craniata Teleostei Gnathostomata Osteichthys Actinopterygii Acanthopterygii Beloniformes Belonoidei Exocoetidae
Common Name(s): Blue flying fish; Common flying-fish; Cosmopolitan flyingfish; Flyingfish; Linne's flying fish; Sharpfinned flyingfish; Tropical two wing flyingfish; Tropical two-wing; tropical two-wing flyingfish; volador tropical
Determiner: Nicolay V. Parin
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Parin_N/1999]

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  • field number: JEC7753
  • group number: 334

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 8 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 19-55 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • High Seas
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8749 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • ~140 m
  • Depth:
  • 0 - 140 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • JEC = J. E. Craddock
  • Georeference:
  • 10.8083333, -52.291666 (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (10° 48′ ″ N  52° 17′ ″ W)
  • Collecting Method:
  • 10 m2 RMT
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1977-03-27
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 27/3/1977-27/3/1977
  • Time Collected:
  • 0335-0530
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • [TIME: 0335-0530]
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • JEC7753
  • Collectors:
  • James E. Craddocklinked data icon; RV Oceanus 022

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  • [Masked]

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