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1843.6.15.37

Classification
Scientific name: Amphacanthus gymnopareius Richardson, 1843
Author: Richardson, 1843
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Amphacanthus
Species: gymnopareius
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Perciformes; Acanthuroidei; Siganidae
Location
Locality: Coral Bay, Port Essington
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Water body: Western Central Pacific Ocean, Western Central Pacific Ocean; Arafura Sea
Higher geography: Australia; Australia
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Amphacanthus gymnopareius Richardson, 1843 Yes
Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782) No
Teuthis nebulosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) No
Amphacanthus gymnopareis No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1843.6.15.37
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2576973
Registration code: RE00
Kind of object: Skin
Preservative: Dry
Donor name: John Gould
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013176244
Record
Occurrence ID: 26bf8002-0760-4dbe-9076-7d9ff5a536d5
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:11:49+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T11:21:55+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T11:21:55+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:11:49+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