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1840.12.9.53

Classification
Scientific name: Box vulgaris Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830
Author: Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Box
Species: vulgaris
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Perciformes; Percoidei; Sparidae
Location
State province: Islas Canarias
Country: Spain
Continent: Africa
Island: Tenerife
Island group: Canary Islands
Water body: Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean
Higher geography: Africa; Spain; Islas Canarias; Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Collection event
Recorded by: John Gould, John Gilbert
Collection date: 6 / 1838
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Box vulgaris Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 Yes
Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cheilodactylus sp
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1840.12.9.53
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2576022
Registration code: RE00
Kind of object: LHS Skin
Preservative: Dry
Donor name: John Gould
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013195791
Record
Occurrence ID: 3d2b70d7-333b-4823-b7c4-ce475afa765e
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:33:24+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T11:19:31+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T11:19:31+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:33:24+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