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1856.2.15.16

Classification
Scientific name: Muraena fimbriata Bennett, 1832
Author: Bennett, 1832
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Muraena
Species: fimbriata
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Anguilliformes; Muraenidae
Location
Locality: Mauritius
Island: Mauritius
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Muraena fimbriata Bennett, 1832 Yes
Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832) No
Gymnothorax fimbriata No
Muraena bullata Richardson, 1848
Muraena sp
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1856.2.15.16
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2588095
Registration code: RE00
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: Zoological Society, London
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013087542
Record
Occurrence ID: 650d302f-38b0-4593-b00a-f696f86ddf09
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:04:17+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T11:51:01+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T11:51:01+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:04:17+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