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1978.3.1.1

Classification
Scientific name: Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845)
Author: (Richardson, 1845)
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Uroconger
Species: lepturus
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Anguilliformes; Congridae; Congrinae
Location
Locality: China
Country: China
Continent: Asia
Water body: China Seas
Higher geography: Asia; China
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845) Yes
Congrus lepturus Richardson, 1845 No
No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1978.3.1.1
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2544349
Registration code: PI04
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: Sir John Richardson
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013223926
Record
Occurrence ID: 636d6813-010f-4749-b8ff-1ed0ec85460e
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:43:07+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T09:56:50+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T09:56:50+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:43:07+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