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1917.7.14.31

Classification
Scientific name: Caranx torvus Jenyns, 1841
Author: Jenyns, 1841
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Caranx
Species: torvus
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Perciformes; Percoidei; Carangidae
Location
Locality: Otaheiti
Continent: Africa
Island group: Madeira Islands, Portugal
Water body: Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean
Higher geography: Africa
Collection event
Expedition: H.M.S. Beagle Voyage
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Caranx torvus Jenyns, 1841 Yes
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1917.7.14.31
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2502653
Registration code: PI01
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: Univ. Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013217785
Record
Occurrence ID: 9dc263da-b265-4a0e-9d02-aaea9766a70e
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:27:22+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T07:59:26+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T07:59:26+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:27:22+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