Fish
28.8.99.54
Holding institution:
Donor:
Trustees of the British Museum, 1899
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Silver moony
Scientific name:
Monodactylus argenteus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
24 July 1874 - 11 August 1874
Form:
Fluid
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Mr Boyd
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Monodactylidae
Genus:
Monodactylus Lacepède, 1801
Species:
Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:
Psettus argenteus
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
24 July 1874 - 11 August 1874
Area:
Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji
Water body:
Western Central Pacific Ocean
Notes:
Collected by Mr Boyd from Fiji and then presented to the expedition.