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1898.9.9.79

Classification
Scientific name: Alestes rhodopleura Boulenger, 1906
Author: Boulenger, 1906
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestiidae
Genus: Alestes
Species: rhodopleura
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Characiformes; Alestiidae
Location
Locality: Lake Tanganyika
Country: Tanzania
Continent: Africa
Water body: Lake Tanganyika
Higher geography: Africa; Tanzania
Collection event
Recorded by: J E. Moore
Identification
Identification qualifier: TYPE STATUS CHECKED (Eschmeyer Catalogue 2004). See Notes.
Type status: SYNTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Alestes rhodopleura Boulenger, 1906 Yes
Alestes macrolepidotus No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1898.9.9.79
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3122179
Registration code: RE04
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013228314
Record
Occurrence ID: d230490f-3a9e-4087-8524-3fd8d30aac1b
Modified: 2021-02-01T11:31:05+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T14:14:27+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T14:14:27+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-01T11:31:05+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