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1868.5.30.29

Classification
Scientific name: Syngnathus zanzibarensis Günther in Playfair & Günther, 1867
Author: Günther in Playfair & Günther, 1867
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Species: zanzibarensis
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Syngnathiformes; Syngnathidae
Location
Locality: Zanzibar, Zanzibar
Country: Tanzania
Continent: Africa
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Higher geography: Africa; Tanzania
Identification
Type status: SYNTYPES
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Syngnathus zanzibarensis Günther in Playfair & Günther, 1867 Yes
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857) No
Trachyrhamphus zanzibarensis No
Syngnathus sp
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1868.5.30.29
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3102033
Registration code: RE02
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: Sir R. Lambert Playfair
Individual count: 2
Zoology
Barcode: 013230187
Record
Occurrence ID: 099e0642-395e-4417-87df-881246feeac5
Modified: 2023-04-20T11:37:24+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T12:35:55+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T12:35:55+00:00
Last updated 2023-04-20T11:37:24+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb