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Fish (Paraliparis membranaceus (Snailfish))

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Accession number

NHMUK-1887.12.7.20

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

10 January 1876

Area or Water body

Sarmineto Channel, Queen Adelaide Archipelago, Chile
Southeast Pacific Ocean

Form

FAO

87

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 46.5
Depth (Fathoms): 400
Sediment sample: Blue mud
Specific Gravity at water bottom: 1.02589
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02013
Surface Temperature (°F): 50.5

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Paraliparis membranaceus
Paraliparis
Liparidae
Scorpaeniformes
Actinopterygii
Chordata
Animalia

Station

310

Gear

Trawl

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