MCZ Ichthyology 29186

Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1992-03-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Commonwealth of the Bahamas | New Providence, Nassau

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:29186 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Ichthyology 29186 Aspect: lateral

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:29186 Acanthostracion polygonius Aspect: late...

Current Identification
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Common Name(s): Cowfish; Trunkfish; honeycomb cowfish; torito hexagonal
Determiner: Andrew D. Willistonlinked data icon on 2012-03-13
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identification
Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostracioidei Ostraciidae
Common Name(s): Spotted trunkfish; chapín baqueta; chapín común; smooth trunkfish
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger]

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  • field number: SFD:NASSAU
  • group number: 781

Part Condition Disposition Count
mounted whole animal (dry) unchecked in collection 1 History

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

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  • mounted specimen.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Commonwealth of the Bahamas
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Bahamas
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • New Providence, Nassau
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Nassau (received 1907)
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Purchase.
  • Georeference:
  • 25.0755700°, -77.318855° (Error radius: 7997m) By: beniorkino on 2013-11-18 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1992-03-01
  • 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:
  • SFD:NASSAU
  • Collector:
  • Sherman F. Denton

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 29176; 29177; 29178; 29179; 29180; 29181; 29182; 29183; 29184; 29185; 29186; 29187; 29188; 29189; 29190; 29191; 29192; 29193; 29194; 29195; 29196; 29197; 29198; 29199; 29200 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 027801-031600, pg.56;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:29176 Pomacanthus arcuatus to MCZ:Ich:2...

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