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Collector:
Walter A. Starck II  Search this
E. N. Belcher III  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
Atlantic, Caribbean Sea  Search this
Depth (m):
5 - 5
Type Citation:
Robins, C. R. & Starck, W. A. 1965. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 78: 247.
Type Status:
Holotype
Place:
British Honduras, Turneffe Island, 200 yards east southeast of Cay Bokel in a coral cave, Belize, Atlantic
Collection Date:
30 Jun 1961
Notes:
Formerly usnm 259421-f1. placed in genus sanopus by collette, b. b., 1974. proc. biol. soc. wash. vol. 87, no. 18, pp. 185-204. orig. no. (etc.) umml 9415.
Record Last Modified:
28 Nov 2022
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Paracanthopterygii, Batrachoidiformes, Batrachoididae, Batrachoidinae
Published Name:
Opsanus astrifer Robins & Starck
Accession Number:
259421
USNM Number:
231719
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Vertebrate Zoology
Fishes
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b8476869-8814-4267-9631-a604cd256c02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_5090239