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1979.8.15.1

Classification
Scientific name: Thryssa hamiltonii (Gray, 1835)
Author: (Gray, 1835)
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Genus: Thryssa
Species: hamiltonii
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Clupeiformes; Engraulidae
Location
Locality: Parangi Pettai, Porto Novo, South India
Country: India
Continent: Asia
Water body: Eastern Indian Ocean, Eastern Indian Ocean
Higher geography: Asia; India
Collection event
Collection date: 1 / 7 / 1977
Identification
Type status: NEOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Thryssa hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1979.8.15.1
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2545928
Registration code: PI04
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: A Sivakumar
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013100527
Record
Occurrence ID: 56650719-2537-441c-8fd0-3017f1da6ae1
Modified: 2024-01-17T15:43:43+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T10:00:44+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T10:00:44+00:00
Last updated 2024-01-17T15:43:43+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