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Ichthyological collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I

2018; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 752; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3897/zookeys.752.20086

1313-2989

Ana Serra Silva, Maria Pitta Groz, Paula Leandro, Carlos A. Assis, Rui Figueira,

Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

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 Odontaspisnasutus Bragança, 1904 (junior synonym of Mitsukurinaowstoni 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.