Fish
NH:1899.114.826
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Short-nosed flyingfish
Scientific name:
Cheilopogon simus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
27 July 1875 - 11 August 1875
Form:
Fluid
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopteri
Order:
Beloniformes
Family:
Exocoetidae
Genus:
Cheilopogon Lowe, 1841
Species:
Cheilopogon simus (Valenciennes, 1847)
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
27 July 1875 - 11 August 1875
Area:
Honolulu, Hawaii
Water body:
Eastern Central Pacific Ocean
Notes:
2 parts. Previous name: Exocoetus simus Cuvier & Valenciennes