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1963.3.27.4

Classification
Scientific name: Scomber helvolus Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Author: Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Scomber
Species: helvolus
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Perciformes; Percoidei; Carangidae
Location
Locality: Saint Helena and Dependencies British; Ascension Islands
Continent: Africa
Water body: Southeast Atlantic Ocean
Higher geography: Africa
Collection event
Expedition: Cook's 2nd Voyage
Collection date: 28 - 31 / 5 / 1775
Identification
Identification qualifier: Original type designation name. In collection under Caranx (gen.no. 30,620).
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Scomber helvolus Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Yes
Caranx helvolus (Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801) No
Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801) No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1963.3.27.4
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2528692
Registration code: PI03
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: The Forster Collection
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013200797
Record
Occurrence ID: 95222b04-85ff-4f2a-9d20-483d36ff5da6
Modified: 2024-09-03T14:52:57+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T09:16:48+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T09:16:48+00:00
Last updated 2024-09-03T14:52:57+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