Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff
date: label: Collection Date
content: 10 Jan 1973
name: label: Collector
content: Victor G. Springer
label: Collector
content: Dr. Martin F. Gomon
label: Expedition
content: Rumphius Expedition 1
label: Ocean/Sea/Gulf
content: South Pacific Ocean, Banda Sea, Piru Bay
notes: label: Notes
content: Removed from usnm 210180. 5 of 42 original specs exchanged to fmnh, 1990; 04 specimens exchanged to h.j. grier on 22 may 1992 for histological preparation.
label: Notes
content: 3 of 33 specimens stained but not cleared (in alcohol) by Daniel Lumbantobing 29 March 2022; 26.4, 27.2, and 29.2mm SL. and located in separate jar in alcohol collection. 1 of 33 specimens cleared and stained by Daniel Lumbantobing 29 March 2022; 25.9mm SL
label: Notes
content: 2 of 33 specimens found in Daniel Lumbantobing's material in October 2024 and these two specimens were cleared and stained separately from previous cleared and stained specimen. Also, these two specimens were not listed in Daniel's spreadsheet. The specimens are in the same container as cleared and stained 25.9mm SL specimen.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Apr 2025
label: Site Number
content: LI-1 SHALLOW
label: Specimen Count
content: 33
place: label: Place
content: Tandjung Liang, East Shore, Piru Bay, Shoreward About 100 Yards Off VGS 73-6., Maluku, Indonesia, South Pacific Ocean
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content: Vertebrate Zoology
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content: Fishes
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 301981
label: USNM Number
content: 230374
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Atheriniformes, Atherinoidei, Dentatherinidae
physicalDescription: label: Depth (m)
content: 0 - 1
label: Prep Count
content: 1
label: Prep Count
content: 2
label: Prep Count
content: 3
label: Preparation
content: Glycerin with Bone and Cartilage Stain
label: Preparation
content: Glycerin with Cartilage Stain
label: Preparation
content: Stained but not cleared. In alcohol