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1920.12.6.27

Classification
Scientific name: Stephanolepis rectifrons Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Author: Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Stephanolepis
Species: rectifrons
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Tetraodontiformes; Monacanthidae
Location
Locality: Inyack, Delagoa Bay
Country: Mozambique
Continent: Africa
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Higher geography: Africa; Mozambique
Identification
Identification qualifier: TYPE STATUS CHECKED (Eschmeyer Catalogue 2004). See Notes.
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Stephanolepis rectifrons Fraser-Brunner, 1940 Yes
Stephanolepis auratus (Castelnau, 1861) No
Monacanthus setifer Bennett, 1831
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1920.12.6.27
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2503389
Registration code: PI01
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: Transvaal Museum, Pretoria
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013091811
Record
Occurrence ID: 158b5484-92ab-4f2c-b6a5-887bb6259e27
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:40:30+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T08:01:31+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T08:01:31+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:40:30+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