Holotype of Ahynnodontophis rosaliae

Date Collected:

1931-01-01/1931-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Cuba: Havana | off Cojimar, Cuba (near Havana)

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:32785 Ahynnodontophis rosaliae Holotype

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Current Identification
Ahynnodontophis rosaliae Howell y Rivero, 1932
Animalia Chordata Craniata Elopomorpha Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Muraenidae
Determiner: Luis Howell-Rivero
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Howell-Rivero_L/1932]
Previous Identification
Gymnothorax maderensis (Johnson 1862)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Elopomorpha Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Muraenidae
Common Name(s): sharktooth moray
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Muse Remarks

Böhlke et al. 1989, page 153, Figured of Gymnothorax maderensis (Johnson 1862) 930 mm TL, Holotype of Ahynnodontophis rosaliae.

  • field number: LHR:COJIMAR
  • group number: 76

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 2022-11-14
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-11-09   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 2022-11-14
total length 930 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • In: Proc New Engl Zool Club 13:19-20. [= Gymnothorax maderensis (Johnson, 1862), fide Smith & Böhlke, 1990:141]. Vertebrae: 6-69-155. Image available.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Cuba
  • State/Province:
  • Havana
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Cojimar, Cuba (near Havana)
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Off Cojimar, Cuba (near Havana). [VERBATIM DEPTH:'in deep water']
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • [VERBATIM DEPTH:'in deep water']
  • Georeference:
  • 23.1701250°, -82.293779° (Error radius: 3036m) By: Michelle Vanderwel on 2013-01-31 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1931-01-01 / 1931-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1931-1931
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • LHR:COJIMAR
  • Collector:
  • Luis Howell-Rivero

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 32766;  32767;  32768;  32769;  32770;  32771;  32772;  32773;  32774;  32775;  32776;  32777;  32778;  32779;  32780;  32781;  32782;  32783;  32784;  32785;  32786;  32787;  32788;  32789;  32790 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 031601-037540, pg.49;

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