FMNH 120225

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  • 120225_Siganus_spinus_lat_T168_FZ
    Creator: Dr. Mark W. Westneat : University of Chicago - Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: PNG11-10-T168
FM Catalog: Fishes
Catalog Subset: Catalogued
Scientific Name: Siganus spinus
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Siganus
Species: spinus
Field #: PNG11-10
Collector: M. W. Westneat, J. A. Drew, C. L. McCord, J. Mandecki, R. Gabiobu
Geography: Pacific, Bootless Bay, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Motupore: Western tip of outer barrier reef south of Motupore Island and just outside Boot. [LL]
DWc Country: Papua New Guinea
Date Collected: 18 Jan 2011
Preparations: alc,tiss
Tissue Available?: Yes
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Count: 1
EMu IRN: 2112327
OccurenceID: 1053a9a0-b67d-4a81-a116-c8857aca1ea6
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