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1917.7.14.47

Classification
Scientific name: Scarus lepidus Jenyns, 1842
Author: Jenyns, 1842
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species: lepidus
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Perciformes; Labroidei; Scaridae
Location
Locality: Tahiti, Tahiti
Country: French Polynesia
Continent: Oceania
Water body: Eastern Central Pacific Ocean
Higher geography: Oceania; French Polynesia
Collection event
Recorded by: Charles R. Darwin
Expedition: 2nd Beagle Voyage
Vessel: HMS Beagle
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Scarus lepidus Jenyns, 1842 Yes
Scarus globiceps Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 No
Pseudoscarus lepidus No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1917.7.14.47
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2502667
Registration code: PI01
Kind of object: Spirit
Preservative: IMS 70%
Donor name: Univ. Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013114127
Record
Occurrence ID: f4bc2cec-55dd-430e-9365-a3b84e45c2d4
Modified: 2025-02-04T13:26:46+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T07:59:28+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T07:59:28+00:00
Last updated 2025-02-04T13:26:46+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