Fish
NH:1899.114.263
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Mottled spinefoot
Scientific name:
Siganus fuscescens
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 March 1875 - 10 March 1875
Form:
Fluid
Station:
219
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopteri
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Siganidae
Genus:
Siganus Forsskål, 1775
Species:
Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782)
Station/Area Information
Station:
219
Date collected:
10/03/1875
Area:
Nares Harbour, Admiralty Islands
Water body:
Western Central Pacific Ocean
FAO:
71
Decimal Latitude:
-1.90
Decimal Longitude:
146.66
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02203
Notes:
Previous name: Siganus margaritifera (Cuvier & Valenciennes)