MCZ Ichthyology 161489

Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960

Date Collected:

2002-07-19

Atlantic Ocean: Slope Water: United States | [coordinate data only]

Current Identification
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Aulopiformes Alepisauroidei Alepisauridae
Common Name(s): shortnose lancetfish
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE, Kenaley_CP/2002]

Davis 2009, page 15, Genetic Voucher of Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 Tissue cited as KU5258 in Table 1.1 and Table 2.1
Davis 2010, page 440, Genetic Voucher of Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 Tissue cited as KUT5258 in Table 1
Davis and Fielitz 2010, page 1199, Genetic Voucher of Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 Tissue cited as KUT5258 in Table 2
Ghedotti et al. 2015, Genetic Voucher of Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 MCZ catalog number not cited; Genbank numbers included in Supplimentary Table 1

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (ethanol) good deaccessioned - gift 1 History
Remarks: Exchanged to KU tissue collection
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 547 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

  • None

  • Tissue to KU T5258

  • None

  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Slope Water
  • Country:
  • United States
  • Specific Locality:
  • [coordinate data only]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • 0-930 m
  • Depth:
  • 0 - 930 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • estimated depth-2000 mwo at 2.15 average known scope for cruise
  • Georeference:
  • 40.0750000°, -68.091666° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (40° 4′ ″ N  68° 5′ ″ W)
  • Collecting Method:
  • IGYPT
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2002-07-19
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 19/7/2002-19/7/2002
  • Time Collected:
  • 0830-0930
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • [TIME: 0830-0930]
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • DL02-06:006
  • Collector:
  • RV Delaware II 02-06

  • None

  • None

  • Some Parts have been Deaccessioned

  • None