Synaphobranchus affinis
date: label: Collection Date
content: 29 Apr 1973
name: label: Collector
content: John A. Musick
label: Ocean/Sea/Gulf
content: North Atlantic Ocean
label: Vessel
content: Eastward
notes: label: Notes
content: 9 of 18 remaining specimens recataloged as USNM 470946. Notes state there should be 10 glycerin specimens but as of December 2023, there are only 9 (USNM 470946) plus USNM 211891 is not present in collection. Update: 6 specimens found in February 2024 so the lot is found but there are still 3 or 4 of 9 or 10 specimens missing.
label: Notes
content: Photograph of 3 spec. on file div. fishes, usnm
label: Notes
content: The pectoral girdle and fin dissected by Joao Capretz 2017-2018. 2 of 20 specimens donated to University of São Paulo (MZUSP).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Feb 2024
label: Site Number
content: 22039
label: Specimen Count
content: 9
place: label: Place
content: Continental slope south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States, North Atlantic Ocean
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content: Vertebrate Zoology
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content: Fishes
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Synaphobranchus affinis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 311205
label: USNM Number
content: 211891
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Elopomorpha, Anguilliformes, Congroidei, Synaphobranchidae, Synaphobranchinae
physicalDescription: label: Depth (m)
content: 550 - 600
label: Prep Count
content: 1
label: Preparation
content: Photograph