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Mataeocephalus acipenserinus in life
In life — Sturgeon Whiptail, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ken Graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Graham
BPBM 24004Ichthyology

Mataeocephalus acipenserinus

Sturgeon Whiptail

As recorded: Mataeocephalus acipenserinus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Animalia › Chordata › Gadiformes › Macrouridae

Collected by
R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 29station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 36 →
Date
May 5, 1968
Locality
Molokai; Kaiwi Channel
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.1500, -157.7000
Depth
617 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
11 Bishop specimens of Mataeocephalus acipenserinus · collected 1967–1968Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 5, 1968, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 29 also collected 8 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Mataeocephalus acipenserinus. BPBM 24004. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37515523. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/24004.

Record sources