Date Collected:

2004-06-08

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: Georges Bank: United States | Bear Seamount

Current Identification
Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Elopomorpha Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Saccopharyngidae
Common Name(s): Gulper; Gulper eel; Taillight gulper; pelican-fish
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE, Kenaley_CP/2004]

Smith et al. 2016, Genetic Voucher of Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827) Tissue cited as KX230158 in Supplimentary Table 1

  • NCBI GenBank number: KX230158 linked data icon
  • field number: DL04-09:022
  • group number: 100
  • other number: KU:KUIT:6502
  • previous number: T-1096

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]
total length 725 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

  • None

  • Specimen ripe and running at time of collection. KU Tissue: T-6502

  • None

  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Ocean Subregion:
  • Georges Bank
  • Country:
  • United States
  • Specific Locality:
  • Bear Seamount
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Bear Seamount; 0-1668m
  • Depth:
  • 0 - 1668 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • [TEMP: 3.35c][SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • 4000 mwo, time and temp at max depth. TDR maxed out.
  • Georeference:
  • 39.9675000°, -67.438888° (Error radius: Unknown) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (39° 58′ 3″ N  67° 26′ 20″ W)
  • Collecting Method:
  • Otter trawl
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2004-06-08
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 8/6/2004-8/6/2004
  • Time Collected:
  • 2152-2250
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • [TIME: 2152-2250]
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • DL04-09:022
  • Collector:
  • RV Delaware II 04-09

  • None

  • None

  • Deaccessioned

  • None