MCZ Ichthyology 1747

Gobio plumbeus L. Agassiz, 1850

Syntype of Gobio plumbeus

Date Collected:

1848-06-27

North America: Canada/United States | Lake Superior at Sault Ste. Marie, either on the American or the Canadian side of the border

Current Identification
Gobio plumbeus L. Agassiz, 1850
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinoidei Cyprinidae
Determiner: Karsten E. Hartellinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE]
Previous Identification
Couesius plumbeus (Agassiz, 1850)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinoidei Cyprinidae
Common Name(s): Creek chub; Moose lake minnow; Plumbeus minnow; lake chub; méné de lac
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Muse Remarks

Media type: text; Agassiz 1850 Description: Book about Lake Superior;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Agassiz 1850 Description: Book about Lake Superior

  • field number: LA:SSTMARIE
  • group number: 230
  • previous number: incl. MCZ 27507

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-09-28
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-09-28   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 58 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 2022-09-28
standard length 30-151 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • In: Fishes Lake Superior:366-358. [=Couesius plumbeus]. MCZ 27507 (4 ex.) mixed to this lot. 14 ex. to UMMZ 86908.

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Canada/United States
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [unknown]
  • Specific Locality:
  • Lake Superior at Sault Ste. Marie, either on the American or the Canadian side of the border
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Lake Superior at Sault Ste. Marie, either on the American or the Canadian side of the border
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates approximate.
  • Georeference:
  • 46.5083333°, -84.358333° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (46° 30′ ″ N  84° 21′ ″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1848-06-27
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 27/6/1848-27/6/1848
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • LA:SSTMARIE
  • Collector:
  • Louis Agassizlinked data icon

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 1726;  1727;  1728;  1729;  1730;  1731;  1732;  1733;  1734;  1735;  1736;  1737;  1738;  1739;  1740;  1741;  1742;  1743;  1744;  1745;  1746;  1747;  1748;  1749;  1750 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.70;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:1726 Semotilus atromaculatus to MCZ:Ich...

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