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1867.3.9.316

Classification
Scientific name: Heliastes opercularis Günther in Playfair & Günther, 1867
Author: Günther in Playfair & Günther, 1867
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Heliastes
Species: opercularis
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Perciformes; Labroidei; Pomacentridae
Location
Locality: Zanzibar, Zanzibar
Country: Tanzania
Continent: Africa
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Higher geography: Africa; Tanzania
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Heliastes opercularis Günther in Playfair & Günther, 1867 Yes
Chromis opercularis (Günther, 1867) No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1867.3.9.316
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3100608
Registration code: RE02
Kind of object: Skin
Preservative: Dry
Donor name: Sir R. Lambert Playfair
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013254420
Record
Occurrence ID: a87a0e46-58b2-478d-b2f2-aa911d0e7103
Modified: 2021-02-01T10:53:55+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T12:28:28+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T12:28:28+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T10:53:55+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