MCZ Ichthyology 20306

Psectrogaster rhomboides Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Lectotype of Psectrogaster rhomboides  
  Syntype of Psectrogaster rhomboides

Date Collected:

1865-12-01/1865-12-31

South America: Brazil: Piaui | Rio Poty (tributary of Rio Parnaiba) at Teresina

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:20306 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Psectrogaster rhomboides Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Characiformes Characoidei Curimatidae
Determiner: Richard P. Varilinked data icon in 1983
Nature of ID: expert ID

Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889, page 7, Syntype of Psectrogaster rhomboides Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Vari 1989, Lectotype of Psectrogaster rhomboides Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.481 linked data icon
Ragazzo et al. 2024, page 325, Voucher of Psectrogaster rhomboides Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 doi: 10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0086 linked data icon
Media type: image; Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889 Description: Preliminary description of new species and genera of Characinidae. West American Scientist 6:42 7-7 (1889);

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  • field number: THAYER104
  • group number: 214

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=2022-09-26   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 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 128 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • In: West Amer Scientist,6:7. PLTs to MCZ 60393. According to catalog original lot = 25. Catalog also notes a 20306a, same species, with 20 specimens which are noted as Paratypes (MLS 1993). Image available.

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Brazil
  • State/Province:
  • Piaui
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Rio Poty (tributary of Rio Parnaiba) at Teresina
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • RIO PUTY; THEREZINA [Rio Poti (tributary of Rio Parnaiba) at Teresina]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates approximate.
  • Georeference:
  • -5.0916666°, -42.825000° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (5° 5′ ″ S  42° 49′ ″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1865-12-01 / 1865-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 0/12/1865-0/12/1865
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • THAYER104
  • Collectors:
  • Thayer Expedition to Brazil; Orestes H. St. John

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 20301; 20302; 20303; 20304; 20305; 20306; 20307; 20308; 20309; 20310; 20311; 20312; 20313; 20314; 20315; 20316; 20317; 20318; 20319; 20320; 20321; 20322; 20323; 20324; 20325 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 018001-024000, pg.93;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:20301 Curimatus macrops Syntype to MCZ...

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