Fish
28.8.99.59
Holding institution:
Donor:
Trustees of the British Museum, 1899
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Marbled Eel
Scientific name:
Anguilla marmorata
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:
Actinopterygii
Family:
Anguillidae
Genus:
Anguilla Schrank, 1798
Species:
Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Synonyms:
Anguilla mauritiana
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. In reports as A mauritiana.