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In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Henri Quatre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
BPBM 20126Ichthyology

Ambassis

As recorded: Ambassis Cuvier, 1828

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Ambassidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and R.K. ThompsonJohnson Randall →Mrs. Arthur Smith →R.O. Thompson →
Date
November 1, 1973
Locality
Mauritius; E coast; Oyster Bay (=Baie aux Huitres; =Huitres Bay); brackish pond
Island
Mauritius
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
17 Bishop specimens of Ambassis · collected 1973–1990Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1973, J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and R.K. Thompson also collected 18 other specimens.

Acanthurus polyzona

Ichthyology

Amblygobius semicinctus

Ichthyology

Arothron hispidus

Ichthyology

Arothron immaculatus

Ichthyology

Asterropteryx semipunctata

Ichthyology

Eleotris fusca

Ichthyology

Epinephelus tauvina

Ichthyology

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Ichthyology

Gymnothorax undulatus

Ichthyology

Istigobius ornatus

Ichthyology

Kuhlia rupestris

Ichthyology

Microphis brachyurus

Ichthyology

Monodactylus argenteus

Ichthyology

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Ichthyology

Muraenichthys

Ichthyology

Plotosus

Ichthyology

Redigobius bikolanus

Ichthyology

Sphyraena barracuda

Ichthyology

Cite this specimen

Ambassis. BPBM 20126. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35039108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20126.

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