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1863.11.12.25

Classification
Scientific name: Platycephalus malayanus Bleeker, 1853
Author: Bleeker, 1853
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Platycephalus
Species: malayanus
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Scorpaeniformes; Platycephaloidei; Platycephalidae
Location
Locality: Sumatra, Benkulen
Country: Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Water body: Eastern Indian Ocean
Higher geography: Asia; Indonesia
Collection event
Recorded by: Mungo Park
Vessel: Worcester
Collection date: 1792 - 1793
Identification
Identification qualifier: Wheeler paper identifies as this ?
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Platycephalus malayanus Bleeker, 1853 Yes
Cottus scorpius Linnaeus, 1758 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1863.11.12.25
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2595086
Registration code: RE00
Kind of object: Skin
Donor name: Steven
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 013092952
Record
Occurrence ID: ff981b08-5dc8-4e23-a438-f12f217ab5c3
Modified: 2021-09-23T19:06:29+00:00
Created: 2003-06-20T12:09:46+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2003-06-20T12:09:46+00:00
Last updated 2021-09-23T19:06:29+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