MCZ Ichthyology 154611

Peprilus triacanthus (Peck, 1804)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 2000-03-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: Gulf of Maine: United States: Massachusetts | Nahant, Massachusetts Bay

Media type: image;   Ichthyology 154611 Aspect: lateral,description

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Current Identification
Peprilus triacanthus (Peck, 1804)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Teleostei Gnathostomata Osteichthys Actinopterygii Acanthopterygii Perciformes Stromateoidei Stromateidae
Common Name(s): butterfish; palometa estrecha; stromatée à fossettes
Determiner: Bottle Label(s)
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Bottle Label(s)]

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  • field number: LA:NAHANT
  • group number: 746

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole skeleton (dry) fair in collection 2 History (3)
Remarks: Inventory 2013-11-15

Attribute Value Determination On
standard length -65-70 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • prep by M.G. Aug 1859.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Ocean Subregion:
  • Gulf of Maine
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • Specific Locality:
  • Nahant, Massachusetts Bay
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Nahant [Massachusetts Bay]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 42.4112905°, -70.888595° (Error radius: 5037m) By: Andrew D. Williston on 2007-01-03 (Source: N/A)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 2000-03-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • LA:NAHANT
  • Collector:
  • Louis Agassizlinked data icon

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  • [Masked]

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