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Fish (Notacanthus challengeri (Longnose tapirfish))

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Accession number

NHMUK-1887.12.7.247

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

17 June 1875

Area or Water body

Off south coast of Japan
Northwest Pacific Ocean

Form

Fluid

FAO

61

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 35.3
Depth (Fathoms): 1875
Sediment sample: Blue mud
Specific Gravity at water bottom: 1.02761
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02385
Surface Temperature (°F): 73
Temperature at x fathoms: 73.4;72;70.5;69;67.5;66.1;65;64;63.2;62.4;59.8;57;54.5;52;50;48;46;44.1;40.8;38.8;37.7;37;36.6;36.4;36.2;36;35.8;35.6;35.4;35.3

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Notacanthus challengeri
Notacanthus
Notacanthidae
Notacanthiformes
Actinopterygii
Chordata
Animalia

Station

237

Gear

Trawl

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