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1879.5.14.383

Classification
Scientific name: Monacanthus modestus Günther, 1877
Author: Günther, 1877
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Monacanthus
Species: modestus
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Tetraodontiformes; Monacanthidae
Location
Locality: Inland Sea of Japan
Country: Japan
Continent: Asia
Water body: Northwest Pacific Ocean, Northwest Pacific Ocean; Inland Sea of Japan
Higher geography: Asia; Japan
Collection event
Expedition: H.M.S. Challenger Expedition
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Monacanthus modestus Günther, 1877 Yes
Navodon modestus (Günther, 1877) No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1879.5.14.383
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3108718
Registration code: RE03
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013171535
Record
Occurrence ID: bbec0c6d-fa39-4a45-95b9-dd8f8c0c9b4a
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:40:30+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T13:10:42+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T13:10:42+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:40:30+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