Ichthyological collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I

The collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I is a historical specimen, instrument, and document collection that has been housed at the Aquário Vasco da Gama since 1935. The collection is largely the result of several scientific campaigns conducted by Dom Carlos de Bragança...

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Main Authors: Ana Serra Silva, Maria Pitta Groz, Paula Leandro, Carlos A. Assis, Rui Figueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=20086
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Summary:The collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I is a historical specimen, instrument, and document collection that has been housed at the Aquário Vasco da Gama since 1935. The collection is largely the result of several scientific campaigns conducted by Dom Carlos de Bragança between 1896 and 1907. Specifically, the ichthyological collection consists of 675 surviving catalogue records of specimens caught, acquired or offered to D. Carlos I between 1892 to 1907, and includes the type specimen for Odontaspis nasutus Bragança, 1904 (junior synonym of Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898), along with several specimens of deep sea species. All specimens were captured in coastal Portuguese waters, and were preserved in alcohol, formalin, or mounted.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970