MCZ Ichthyology 8663

Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus 1758

Date Collected:

1860-02-01/1860-08-31

Indian Ocean: Indian Ocean, Eastern: Andaman Sea: Malaysia: Strait of Malacca | Penang

Current Identification
Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus 1758
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Gnathostomata Actinopterygii Perciformes Percoidei Echeneididae
Common Name(s): guaicán; rémora rayada; sharksucker
Determiner: Bottle Label(s) on 2019-04-23
Nature of ID: legacy
Previous Identification
Echeneis Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Echeneididae
Common Name(s): sharksuckers; slender remoras
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger/1993]

  • field number: CP:PENANG
  • group number: 531

Part Condition Disposition Count
head (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (7)
Remarks: part created for loan 2019-22-ICh; PTA stained
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 9 History (3)
whole animal (70% ethanol) good on loan 1 History

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

  • None

  • None

  • None

  • Ocean:
  • Indian Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Indian Ocean, Eastern
  • Sea:
  • Andaman Sea
  • Water Feature:
  • Strait of Malacca
  • Country:
  • Malaysia
  • Specific Locality:
  • Penang
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • PENANG [Pinang]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates approximate.
  • Georeference:
  • 5.44166666°, 100.275000° (Error radius: 115km) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (5° 26′ 30″ N  100° 16′ 30″ E)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1860-02-01 / 1860-08-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 0/2/1860-0/8/1860
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • CP:PENANG
  • Collector:
  • William H. A. Putnam

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 8651;  8652;  8653;  8654;  8655;  8656;  8657;  8658;  8659;  8660;  8661;  8662;  8663;  8664;  8665;  8666;  8667;  8668;  8669;  8670;  8671;  8672;  8673;  8674;  8675 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 006001-012000, pg.107;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:8651 Echeneis naucrates to MCZ:Ich:8675...

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