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Salarias niuafoouensis Fowler

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Lieutenant Henry C. Kellers
Expedition
U.S. Naval Observatory Eclipse Expedition to Niuafoou
Ocean/Sea/Gulf
South Pacific Ocean
Originally 6 specimens: 1 kuhlia taeniurus removed to usnm 91984, 2 praealticus caesius to usnm 91990 (1 of 2 missing); that should have left 3 specimens, but only 2 found in jar 1945-xi:10; one of these removed to usnm 138298 as paratype. 87 mm tl.
Record Last Modified
26 Oct 2015
Specimen Count
1
Collection Date
17 Sep 1930
Accession Number
109644
USNM Number
91932
Type Citation
Fowler, H. W. 1932. The fishes obtained by Lieut. H. C. Kellers of the United States Naval Eclipse Expedition of 1930, at Niuafoou Island, Tonga Group, in Oceania. 81 (2931): 7.
Type Status
Holotype
Prep Count
1
1
2
Preparation
Illustration
Photograph
Radiograph
Place
Niuafo'ou Island, Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
Published Name
Salarias niuafoouensis Fowler
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Vertebrate Zoology
Fishes
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Blennioidei, Blenniidae, Salariinae
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
Record ID
nmnhvz_5029595
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3851aabd1-fdc3-430e-8886-4b8c5eb0a3ad
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