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2015.6.8.4

Classification
Scientific name: Pseudoscopelus scutatus Krefft, 1971
Author: Krefft, 1971
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Pseudoscopelus
Species: scutatus
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Perciformes; Trachinoidei; Chiasmodontidae
Location
Locality: Cape Verde Plateau, north of Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde
Continent: Africa
Water body: Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean
Higher geography: Africa; Cape Verde
Decimal latitude: 17.6983333
Decimal longitude: -24.7533333
Verbatim latitude: 17 41 54.000 N
Verbatim longitude: 024 45 12.000 W
Minimum depth(m): 205
Maximum depth(m): 300
Collection event
Expedition: R.R.S. Discovery Cruise
Sampling protocol: Rmt8
Collection date: 22 / 2 / 1972
Identification
Identified by: Dr Marcelo R. Melo
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Pseudoscopelus scutatus Krefft, 1971 Yes
sp
Specimen
Catalogue number: 2015.6.8.4
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:5602726
Registration code: PIEA
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013003655
Record
Occurrence ID: 2c25f887-9eb1-408f-be38-82242343d847
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:29:39+00:00
Created: 2015-06-08T14:28:32+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2015-06-08T14:28:32+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:29:39+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