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1939.5.24.610-612

Classification
Scientific name: Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939
Author: Norman, 1939
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Species: maldivensis
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Anguilliformes; Congridae
Location
Locality: Maldive Area
Country: Maldives
Continent: Asia
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Higher geography: Asia; Maldives
Decimal latitude: 4.978333333
Decimal longitude: 73.27333333
Verbatim latitude: 04 58 42.000 N
Verbatim longitude: 073 16 24.000 E
Minimum depth(m): 494
Maximum depth(m): 494
Collection event
Expedition: John Murray Expedition 1933-1934
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE & PARATYPE(S)
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Conger maldivensis Norman, 1939 Yes
Congriscus maldivensis (Norman, 1939)
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1939.5.24.610-612
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2518106
Registration code: PI02
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: Committee John Murray Exp. 1933-34
Individual count: 3
Zoology
Barcode: 013140200
Record
Occurrence ID: 6d2a5668-bed7-460f-991a-dfd4b76b0044
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:35:21+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T08:46:19+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T08:46:19+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:35:21+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