MCZ Ichthyology 32787

Gymnothorax cyanopunctatus Howell y Rivero, 1932

Holotype of Gymnothorax cyanopunctatus

Date Collected:

1932-01-01/1932-12-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Cuba: Matanzas | off Matanzas, north coast of Cuba

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:32787 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Ichthyology 32787

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:32787 Gymnothorax cyanopunctatus Holotype

Current Identification
Gymnothorax cyanopunctatus 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 vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Elopomorpha Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Muraenidae
Common Name(s): morena amarilla; morena de boca púrpura; purplemouth moray
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Muse Remarks

Howell-Rivero 1932, page 3, Holotype of Gymnothorax cyanopunctatus Howell y Rivero, 1932
Böhlke et al. 1989, page 188, Voucher of Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855) ca, 630 mm TL, Holotype of Gymnothorax cyanopunctatus; "32787a", Paratype of G. cyanopunctatus also cited as G. vicinus.

  • field number: LHR:MATANZAS
  • 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 541 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • In: Proc New Engl Zool Club 13:17-18. [= Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855), fide Smith & Böhlke, 1990]. Vertebrae ?-52-133. Image available.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Cuba
  • State/Province:
  • Matanzas
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • off Matanzas, north coast of Cuba
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Off Matanzas, north coast of Cuba
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 23.0745960°, -81.510209° (Error radius: 9041m) By: Michelle Vanderwel on 2013-02-20 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1932-01-01 / 1932-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1932-1932
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • LHR:MATANZAS
  • 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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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:32766 Seriola zonata to MCZ:Ich:32790 G...

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