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  • Ichthyology 27594 MCZ Ichthyology
  • Halosaurus johnsonianus
  • whole animal (alcohol)
  •    Syntype of Halosaurus johnsonianus
    Paralectotype of Halosaurus johnsonianus
  • Off western Sahara
  • Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Eastern Central
  • [no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1989-03-01)
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Identifications
Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888
Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Halosaurus johnsonianus
Identified by Leon L. Vaillant
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Vaillant/1888]
Citations
Vaillant 1888, Syntype of Halosaurus johnsonianus
et al. 1998, Paralectotype of Halosaurus johnsonianus
Paralectotype by default designation of a Lectotype
 
Media of type text, Vaillant 1888. Description:Vaillant 1888
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Media Details
Vaillant 1888
Media of type text, et al. 1998. Description:Catalog Of Fishes Online Reference
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Catalog Of Fishes Online Reference
 
Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: Atlantic Ocean
Specific Locality: Off western Sahara
Verbatim Locality: [no verbatim locality data]
General Habitat: [SALINITY: M]
Collecting Source: wild caught
Coordinates: 24.29986° -16.263671° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 1327586 m
Emily Blank; 2020-05-28; Source: GEOLocate
Collecting Date: [no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1989-03-01)
Ich. Field Number: MNHN:NODATA
Collecting Event Remarks: End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
Collectors
[no agent data]
Identifiers
field number: MNHN:NODATA
group number: 104
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 2
Attributes
standard length: 197-353 mm
  [no agent data], 2010-03-19, muse migration
age class: adult
  [no agent data]
Remarks: Exp. Sci. 'Travailleur' & 'Talisman', Poissons: 181, pl. 15, fig. 2.;Donor: Jardin des Plantes (MNHN). Lectotype designated by Eschmeyer 1998:814.
Media
 
Media of type text, Ichthyology 27576;27577;27578;27579;27580;27581;27582;27583;27584;27585;27586;27587;27588;27589;27590;27591;27592;27593;27594;27595;27596;27597;27598;27599;27600. Description:MCZ Ichthyology Fish 024001-027800, pg.144

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Media Details
MCZ Ichthyology Fish 024001-027800, pg.144

 
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