Megalops atlanticus

Object Details

Ocean/Sea/Gulf

North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico

USNM fish bone ledger no. 26131; gills. Specimen record was entered in bone ledger on 9 January 1892. Skeleton (without the gills) is mounted and on exhibit in the Hall of Bones, second floor NMNH.

Stored in Osteo Collection

Record Last Modified

11 Sep 2018

Specimen Count

1

Accession Number

000000

Other Numbers

Bone Ledger Number : 26131

USNM Number

266586

Prep Count

1

1

1

Preparation

Dry Osteological Specimen

Dry Osteological Specimen

Specimen Notes

Place

Florida, United States, North Atlantic Ocean

Published Name

Megalops atlanticus

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Taxonomy

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Elopiformes, Megalopidae

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

Record ID

nmnhvz_5125024

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3532cfb43-3908-467d-b232-d997ff348625