MCZ Ichthyology 26479

Mesoprion vorax Poey, 1860

Syntype of Mesoprion vorax

Date Collected:

1861-01-01/1861-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Caribbean Sea: Cuba | off Cuba

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:26479 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Ichthyology 26479

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:26479 Mesoprion vorax Syntype

Current Identification
Mesoprion vorax Poey, 1860
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Lutjaniformes Lutjanidae
Determiner: Cards
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Cards]
Previous Identification
Mesoprion vorax Poey, 1860
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Lutjaniformes Lutjanidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: ]

Poey y Aloy 1861, Syntype of Mesoprion vorax Poey, 1860
Howell-Rivero 1938, page 198, Voucher of Mesoprion vorax Poey, 1860 Holotype: M. C. Z. 26479. No. Poey 472.
Anderson 1966, Voucher of Pristipomoides macrophthalmus (Müller & Troschel, 1848) holotype of Mesoprion vorax now valid as Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
Media type: text; Howell-Rivero 1938 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXXXII no. 3;

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Shows Publication: Howell-Rivero 1938 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXXXII no. 3

  • field number: POEY
  • group number: 551
  • previous number: P.472

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 2022-11-21
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-11-16   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked 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 2022-11-21
standard length 285.5 mm By: Andrew D. Williston, Method: Calipers 2016-12-06

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  • In: Mem Hist Nat Isla Cuba 2:151-152. Described size: 365 mm. Later placed by Poey under Platynius. SPLIT LOT with 26479a = Platyinius vorax (now Mesoprion vorax) from Cuba received from Poey in 1870, previous number was 65. = Pristipomoides macrophthalmus fide CAS. Digital image available

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Sea:
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Country:
  • Cuba
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Cuba
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cuba
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 21.5919640°, -79.434082° (Error radius: 561251m) By: Karsten E. Hartel on 2014-03-20 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1861-01-01 / 1861-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1861-1861
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • See: Howell-Rivero. 1938. Bull. MCZ 83(3)
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • POEY
  • Collector:
  • Felipe Poey

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 26476; 26477; 26478; 26479; 26480; 26481; 26482; 26483; 26484; 26485; 26486; 26487; 26488; 26489; 26490; 26491; 26492; 26493; 26494; 26495; 26496; 26497; 26498; 26499; 26500 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 024001-027800, pg.100;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:26476 Micropterus dolomieu to MCZ:Ich:2...

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