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AFZELIUS-1806

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Order: Perciformes
Family: Polynemidae
Species: Pentanemus quinquarius  
Cat No: NRM 3491. N=1
Determiner: Dalman, JW 1828
Length:
Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Africa
Country: SIERRA LEONE State/Province:
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin:
Ocean:
Locality: 'Sierra Leone'
Field Number: AFZELIUS-1806
Leg: Adam Afzelius
Date: 1796

Object remarks: Condition: soft and partly scaleless. String tight to lower jaw. Included in Dalman's catalogue as "Polynemus quinquarius - 1. 1400 (Siera Leona Africa Af Afzelius 1803."
Locality remarks: Label gives only 1806. Linnaeus' disciple Afzelius spent 1791-1796 in Sierra Leone. Labels from Quensel (very faded) and Dalman. Not included in Quensel's or Swartz' catalogue. Year of accession remain unclear.

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