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BPBM 664IchthyologyLectotype

Melichthys niger

As recorded: Balistes fuscolineatus Seale, 1901

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by
J.W. Thompson
Date
October 20, 1901
Locality
Hawaiian Islands
Type status
Lectotype
Record type
Preserved specimen
22 Bishop specimens of Melichthys niger · collected 1901–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 20, 1901, J.W. Thompson also collected 9 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Melichthys niger. BPBM 664. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35419523. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/664.

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