FMNH 52831

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  • 52831 Holocanthus lunatus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: 52831 Holocanthus lunatus FZ -
FM Catalog: Fishes
Scientific Name: Holacanthus lunatus
Type Status: Holotype
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Genus: Holacanthus
Species: lunatus
Field #: CHE1908-142
Collector: C. H. Eigenmann
Geography: Atlantic, North America, Virgin Islands (US), West Indies, St. Croix: St. Croix. [LL]
DWc Country: Virgin Islands (US)
Date Collected: Aug 1908
Preparations: alc
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Count: 1
Type Status: Holotype
EMu IRN: 631809
OccurenceID: c43e1230-09dd-4e2c-930b-6d9ea2acb682
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