MCZ Ichthyology 50529

Mastacembelus latens Roberts & Stewart, 1976

Holotype of Mastacembelus latens

Date Collected:

1973-07-15

Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Zaire River mainstream near Bulu, W of Luozi

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:50529 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Mastacembelus latens Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Synbranchiformes Mastacembeloidei Mastacembelidae
Determiner: Tyson R. Robertslinked data icon; Donald J. Stewart
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Roberts_TR, Stewart_D]

Roberts and Stewart 1976, page 239, Holotype of Mastacembelus latens Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Media type: text; Roberts and Stewart 1976 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLVII no. 6;

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Shows Publication: Roberts and Stewart 1976 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLVII no. 6

  • field number: R&S29
  • group number: 757

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 2023-01-30
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-01-25   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 2023-01-30
standard length 65.0 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • In: Bull Mus Zool Comp 147(6):307, pl 14 e. PT at MCZ 50530. Erroneously catalogued as 50259 at one time [KEH].

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000159 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Zaire River mainstream near Bulu, W of Luozi
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Zaire River mainstream near Bulu, W of Luozi
  • Habitat Description:
  • [TEMP: 26.7 C][SALINITY: F]
  • Georeference:
  • -5.0250000°, 14.0250000° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (5° 1′ ″ S  14° 1′ ″ E)
  • Collecting Method:
  • Rotenone
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1973-07-15
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 15/7/1973-15/7/1973
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • National Geographic Society, Ichthyological Expedition to Zaire, 1973
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • R&S29
  • Collectors:
  • Tyson R. Robertslinked data icon; Donald J. Stewart

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 50529 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish cards;

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Ledger Entry for: MCZ:Ich:50529 Mastacembelus latens Holotype Description: ...

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