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10986

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Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Species: Gymnothorax porphyreus  
Cat No: NRM 10986. N=1
Determiner: McCosker, JE 2000
Length:
Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: South America
Country: CHILE State/Province: Valparaiso
District: Isla de Pascua Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin:
Ocean: Pacific Ocean
Locality: Easter Island (Isla de Pascua)
Field Number: BÄC-1917JUN
Leg: Bäckström, K
Date: Jun 1917
HOLOTYPE Gymnothorax obscurirostris Rendahl Rendahl, 1920
Object remarks: Previous number also: BÄC/7103, NRM 7103. Original description by H Rendahl 1920 in C Skottsberg (ed.) 'The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island' Vol III: 62. The new species based on a single specimen /EIÅ, 2000. Eschmeyer cites the publication as from 1921. On the last page of the reprint is printed "Uppsala 1920. Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B." /EIÅ, 2001.
Locality remarks: At least some specimens bought preserved. Bäckström's own collecting events took place 15-30 Jun 1917.

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