MCZ Ichthyology 24066

Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1994-03-01

Europe: Switzerland | Lake of Geneva [rec'd. 1860]

Current Identification
Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Paracanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Gadiformes Lotidae
Common Name(s): American burbot; Freshwater cod; Freshwater eel; Lawyer; Ling; Lush; Maria; Mud shark; Thin-tailed burbot; burbot; eelpout; ellpout; lotte
Determiner: Karsten E. Hartellinked data icon on 2012-09-25
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: Based on current understanding that Lota is monotypic
Previous Identification
Lota vulgaris Fitzinger, 1832
Animalia Chordata Craniata Paracanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Gadiformes Lotidae
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger]

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  • field number: LA:LAKE_GENEVA
  • group number: 319
  • previous number: 246

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 11 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]

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  • Discarded?

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  • Continent:
  • Europe
  • Country:
  • Switzerland
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7011731 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Lake of Geneva [rec'd. 1860]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Lake of Geneva [rec'd. 1860]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Georeference:
  • 46.4159430°, 6.48018800° (Error radius: 34916m) By: Katy Wichman on 2014-02-24 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1994-03-01
  • 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:LAKE_GENEVA
  • Collector:
  • Louis Agassizlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 24051;  24052;  24053;  24054;  24055;  24056;  24057;  24058;  24059;  24060;  24061;  24062;  24063;  24064;  24065;  24066;  24067;  24068;  24069;  24070;  24071;  24072;  24073;  24074;  24075 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 024001-027800, pg.3;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:24051 Unidentified to MCZ:Ich:24075 Uni...

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