Fish
NH:1899.114.721
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Atlantic moonfish
Scientific name:
Selene setapinnis
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
7 August 1873 - 9 August 1873
Form:
Fluid
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopteri
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Carangidae
Genus:
Selene Lacepède, 1802
Species:
Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815)
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
7 August 1873 - 9 August 1873
Area:
Port Praya, Santiago (St Jago), Cape Verde
Water body:
Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean
Notes:
Previous name: Argyreiosus setipinnis